Hervey Bay’s Brett Casey killed after being hit by ute at Malmoe

Tributes are pouring in for a beloved father of two who was tragically killed after being hit by a ute on the Burnett Highway.

Eli Waters man Brett Casey, 53, died, when he was struck by a ute driven by a man who was known to him on the Burnett Highway just after 12.30am on September 1.

A Hervey Bay man who was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the North Burnett at Malmoe has been identified as a loving father.

Eli Waters man Brett Casey, 53, died, when he was struck by a ute driven by another man he’d been travelling with on the Burnett Highway just after 12.30am on September 1.

At the time, the driver, a 50-year-old Sunshine Acres man was said to be “assisting police with their inquiries”.

It’s understood subsequent investigations suggest the circumstances are tragic but non-suspicious.

Eli Waters man Brett Casey, 53, died, when he was struck by a ute driven by a man who was known to him on the Burnett Highway just after 12.30am on September 1.

Mr Casey’s children paid tribute to their beloved dad on social media.

Daughter Brittany said she and her brother Mitchell were “devastated” to share the news of their father’s death in a tragic accident with his friends and family.

“We love you so much dad and cannot believe our time with you has been cut so short,” she wrote.

Mitchell wrote: “Rest in peace to the legend, my best mate and the best dad I could ever have asked for”.

A funeral will be held for Mr Casey at the Orana Chapel at J Kirk and Sons’ Hervey Bay Crematorium on September 20 from 11am.