Fatal traffic incident in Woodgate, QLD

Police are investigating a traffic incident that occurred this evening in Woodgate resulting in the death of a man, Queensland Police say.

At 7:40pm, emergency services responded to a traffic incident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at the intersection of Esplanade and 2nd Avenue.

Preliminary information indicates the pedestrian, a 72-year-old Woodgate man, has taken a few steps out on the road before the vehicle has struck the man.

He was declared deceased at the scene.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.

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