A man walking along the upper deck of I-229 in St Joseph was killed early Sunday morning when he was hit by a vehicle.

St Joseph Police Traffic Supervisor Sergeant Chris McBane says the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sgt. McBane says officers were called to the area at 1:48 a.m. Sunday. He says they are not releasing the name of the victim, or additional circumstances of the crash, pending notification of relatives and their continuing investigation.

The investigation prompted police to shut down northbound traffic on the interstate between U.S. Highway 36 and St. Joseph Avenue for nearly five hours.