An elderly pedestrian was knocked down and killed by a hit and run driver on Thursday morning, just hours after a motorcyclist died in one of a series of horror crashes across Queensland overnight.
The man in his 70s was struck by a mystery car at Kittyhawk Drive and Murphy Road in Brisbane’s Chernside at approximately 5.15am.
Paramedics found him in a critical condition suffering head, pelvis and leg injuries and he was rushed t Royal Brisbane Hospital in a critical condition, but later died.
Police are continuing to look for the vehicle involved and investigations remain ongoing, said a spokesman
A man aged in his 70s has died after he was struck by a mystery car at Kittyhawk Drive and Murphy Road in Brisbane ‘s Chernside at approximately 5.15am on Thursday
Anyone with information, CCTV or dashcam footage are being urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1300 333 000.
Just two hours earlier, a motorcyclist is believed to have died after a smash at 3.20am near Hendra in Brisbane at the on-ramp to the Southern Cross Way.
Ambulance workers found the biker in a critical condition but he is reported to have later died.
The key city centre route was shut down in the wake of the accident but has since re-opened with reduced lanes.
The driver, 29, of a Toyota SUV was also airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a head-on smash overnight with a Jeep SUV on the Bruce Highway near Curra, north of the Sunshine Coast.
The driver of the Jeep, a 28-year-old Mulambin man, received minor injuries and was transported to the Gympie Hospital.
And in a fourth accident a woman was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a two vehicle crash near Yarraman, north-west of Brisbane, overnight.
Initial investigations indicate around 8pm a 4WD was headed west on the D’Anguilar Highway when it has collided with a truck heading in the opposite direction.
The driver of the 4WD was airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a serious condition.
A female passenger received only minor injuries and the truck driver was not physically injured.
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