RAPID CITY, S.D. – Police are investigating a fatal vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash that occurred Wednesday night on West Omaha Street in Rapid City.

Officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of West Omaha Street around 8:40 p.m. following reports of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, first responders located an adult male lying in the roadway.

Emergency life-saving measures were performed at the scene before the victim was transported to a local hospital. Rapid City Police later confirmed the man succumbed to his injuries at the facility.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.

According to witness statements provided to investigators, the man was crossing West Omaha Street outside of a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a westbound vehicle.

The circumstances surrounding the collision remain under active investigation by the Rapid City Police Department’s Critical Accident Reconstruction Team.

Westbound traffic on West Omaha Street between West Boulevard and Cross Street has been closed to allow investigators to process the scene. Motorists traveling through Rapid City are advised to avoid the immediate area and seek alternate routes.