A man has died in Yungaburra on the Gillies Range Road after he was stuck by a car

Part of a major highway remains shut and a man has died following a vehicle and pedestrian crash, shortly after 1pm on Thursday. Warning: Distressing images.

A man has died after being struck by a car in Yungaburra.

Part of a major highway remains shut and a man has died following a vehicle and pedestrian crash in Yungaburra, shortly after 1pm on Thursday.

Police confirmed a 76-year-old Yungaburra man died on the Gillies Range Road after he was struck by a MG HS at 1.15pm.

He sustained life-threatening injuries and was declared dead on scene.

A 36-year-old Yungaburra woman believed to be the driver, abandoned the vehicle but was found a short distance away.

Police urge anyone with information or relevant dashcam vision to come forward.

The Gillies Range Road between Curtain Fig Tree Road and Kehoe Place is closed, motorists are urged to avoid the area.

Earlier, police said they were called to an incident about 1.15pm when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with a pedestrian.

“Police are responding to a serious traffic crash at Yungaburra,” a spokeswoman from Queensland Police Service said.

A man has died after being struck by a vehicle on the intersection of Curtain Fig Tree Road and Kehoe Place on the Gillies Range Road, shortly after 1pm on Thursday, October 31. Picture: Facebook / Supplied

A man has died after being struck by a vehicle on the intersection of Curtain Fig Tree Road and Kehoe Place on the Gillies Range Road, shortly after 1pm Thursday, October 31. Picture: Picture: Facebook / Supplied

“A man sustained life-threatening injuries.”

Paramedics were on the scene within 10 minutes of the incident.

A local businessman who did not want to be named said he heard emergency service vehicles as they passed his business.

“I went for a walk to check it out,” he said.
“From what I can gather, it seems like a woman was driving the vehicle and apparently lost control, driven off the road and destroyed the signs and fence outside the Blue Summit Retreat.”

A man has died after being struck by a vehicle on the intersection of Curtain Fig Tree Road and Kehoe Place on the Gillies Range Road, shortly after 1pm Thursday, October 31. Picture: Picture: Facebook / Supplied

“Unfortunately at the same time, there was a pedestrian who was hit by the car and I understand he’s been declared deceased.”

A Queensland Police Service spokesman confirmed they found the woman a short distance away.

Earlier, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed crews attended the scene.

“We assessed a male patient with life threatening injuries,” the spokeswoman said.

“We are no longer working on the patient and there have been no patient transports from the scene.”

There are also reports the vehicle collided with a pole.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

A man has died after being struck by a vehicle on the intersection of Curtain Fig Tree Road and Kehoe Place on the Gillies Range Road, shortly after 1pm Thursday, October 31. Picture: Picture: Facebook / Supplied

Police have also advised the Gillies Range Road between Curtain Fig Tree Road and Kehoe Place will be closed for several hours.

Drivers are urged to avoid the area.

Originally published as A man has died in Yungaburra on the Gillies Range Road after he was stuck by a car