A man is dead after he was struck by a minivan on a highway east of Saskatoon.

RCMP say the man was hit while he was walking in the eastbound lane of Highway 5 near the community of Muenster on Monday morning.

The victim, an 18-year-old Naicam man, died at the scene. His name hasn’t been released.

The crash remains under investigation and an autopsy has been ordered.