Pedestrian struck and killed by police vehicle in Camden County, New Jersey on Thanksgiving

ATCO, New Jersey (WPVI) -- An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a police vehicle early Thanksgiving morning in Camden County.

It happened around 2 a.m. on the White Horse Pike in Atco.

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office says a man was hit by a Waterford Police Department vehicle being driven by an on-duty officer.

The man who was struck was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:19 a.m.

Neither the name of the man killed, nor the name of the officer involved, have been released.

The state AG's office says it investigates any time a death occurs during an encounter with a police officer "acting in the officer's official capacity."