Driver tested, 73-year-old critical after car hit pedestrian

POLICE have put the call out for witnesses or dashcam footage after a man was struck by a car overnight.

LifeFlight prepares to fly a 73-year-old man to Brisbane with critical injuries after a car struck him on Old College Rd, Gatton. September 5, 2020.

POLICE have put the call out for witnesses or dashcam footage after a man was struck by a car in Gatton overnight.

Preliminary investigations suggest the 73-year-old man was crossing Old College Road when he was hit by a Toyota Corolla around 7.20pm.

The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter landed in a clearing close to where the man was struck.

Queensland Ambulance Service transported the man to the helicopter, and there the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Critical Care Doctor and QAS Flight Paramedic worked alongside local paramedics to stabilise him.

He had suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was flown to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition.

The 66-year-old male driver of the sedan briefly left the scene to get help and returned a negative drug and alcohol test.

Anyone with further information or dashcam vision is urged to contact police.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24 hours per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or call 131 444.