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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Miriam Webber

Canberra man dies in crash near Queanbeyan

NSW police are investigating a fatal crash near Queanbeyan on Wednesday night.

At about 8pm, emergency services were called to the intersection of Hill Lane and Kings Highway, Queanbeyan East, following reports a pedestrian had been hit by a car.

Police were told that the male pedestrian was walking in the middle of the road in the dark, before being struck from behind by a passing Volkswagen Amarok.

Police and paramedics attended to the 38-year-old Canberra man but he died at the scene.

A 25-year-old Bungendore man, the driver of the vehicle, was not physically injured and has been taken to hospital for mandatory testing.

Officers from Monaro Police District established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Police are urging anyone with information, or dash-cam footage from the area, to come forward, and a report will be prepared for the information of the coroner.

Police are urging anyone with information of the crash to come forward. Picture: Karleen Minney
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