A man has been found dead overnight following a possible hit and run.
Emergency services were called after a vehicle came across the man's body on the road near the airport at about 11.30pm.
Police believe the man was walking along Pialligo Avenue between 10pm and 11.30pm on Sunday evening when he was struck by a vehicle.
Anyone involved has been urged to come forward, as have witnesses to the incident thought to have occurred on Pialligo Avenue, between Oaks Estate Road and Scherger Drive, Majura.
Anyone with dash-cam footage that captured the area on Sunday has also been urged to contact police.
ACT Road Policing acting Inspector Ken Williams said the investigation would present unique challenges.
"At present, we are still working to establish what happened last night in the lead-up to this man's death," acting Inspector Williams said.
"It has happened in an isolated location, where no CCTV footage is available."
Acting Inspector Williams said police believe there would have been several cars on Pialligo Avenue on Sunday night as several events finished around that time.
"I am urging everyone who drove past the Fairbairn Plantation between 10pm and half past 11pm last night to let police know what they saw.
"And anyone who saw a man walking on Pialligo Avenue should also contact police.
"We're seeking public support and assistance with any dash cam footage or video any members of the public have, to please save it to their devices and contact Crime Stoppers."
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The man's next of kin have been notified and a report is being prepared for the coroner.
His death will mark the third fatality on Canberra roads for 2022, after a driver was killed when his vehicle crashed into a storm drain in Wanniassa on Australia Day.
It followed the death of a 72 year-old man who died while cycling around the Black Mountain Peninsula in Acton days earlier.
