SALEM, N.H.- State Police say a man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle on I-93 Wednesday night.

According to investigators around 11:15 a State Trooper was stopped by a passerby who reported a pedestrian had been hit on the southbound side of I-93 in the area of the Exit 2 on-ramp.

Once on scene Police say they say found that an adult male had in fact been hit and was pronounced dead.

Police note that the driver of the vehicle involved in the collision remained on scene and is cooperating with investigators. Officials yet to identify the decease, pending notification of family.

The accident and investigation led to multiple lanes of I-93 South being closed for more than 3 hours.