Pedestrian dies on Bass Hwy after being struck by Mercedes Benz at Travellers Rest, Tasmania

A pedestrian was killed when he was struck by a Mercedes Benz in Tasmania on Saturday.

The 28-year-old man from Devonport was hit while walking on the Bass Hwy at Travellers Rest, about 10 minutes southwest of Launceston, at 10pm.

The Mercedes Benz was travelling west on the highway when the…