A pedestrian that went to check on a deer that was hit by a vehicle on K-16 near Olsburg, KS was struck and killed by a passing truck.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 62-year-old Wesley Esping was walking southbound out of his driveway onto K-16 to check on a deer that was hit by an unrelated vehicle. He was then hit by a truck driven by 88-year-old Rabern E. Vawter of Randolph, KS.

Esping was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Vawter was not injured.