Pedestrian dies after being struck by three cars on Stuart Hwy in Darwin overnight

A PEDESTRIAN has died after being struck by three cars on the Stuart Hwy in Darwin overnight

A MAN has died after being struck by three cars in Knuckey Lagoon overnight.

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The drivers of all three vehicles stopped and remained at the scene, contacting triple-0.

St John Ambulance Territory duty manager Craig Garraway said the man was deceased when paramedics arrived at the scene near the intersection of the Stuart Hwy and Berrimah Rd, about 9pm on Wednesday night.

“We were called to a car versus pedestrian and reports there of a person deceased at that scene,” he said.

“When paramedics arrived the person was already deceased.”

A pedestrian was struck dead by a car on Wednesday evening near the Berrimah Rd and Stuart Hwy intersection. Picture: Will Zwar

Detective Senior Sergeant Brendan Lindner said drivers needed to be wary they didn’t become a hazard or a distractions at such incidents, where hazards are on the road.

“There have been a number of incidents in recent times throughout the Territory where motorists have responded to seeing hazards on the road and attempted to warn oncoming vehicles by positioning their vehicles off the road and either attempting to illuminate the hazard or flash the oncoming vehicle,” he said

“Whilst their intentions have been to prevent crashes, doing so usually only results in distracting the oncoming driver and can make the situation worse.

“As a driver did in this case, the best court of action is to position your vehicle on the road to block the hazard, activate your hazard lights, stand off to the side of the road and call police.”

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Detectives from the Major Crash Investigation Unit attended and are investigating the incident and will prepare a report for the coroner.

The Stuart Hwy was reopened just before 6.30am on Thursday morning, after the outbound lane was closed from the Berrimah Rd intersection to the McMillans Rd intersection.

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