A family has been shattered after a police vehicle fatally struck a 71-year-old woman at an intersection in far north Queensland.
Queensland Police are also reeling from the tragedy that occurred in Cairns on Thursday, sparking a major crash probe and corruption watchdog oversight.
The Trinity Beach woman was struck about 6.55am as the police vehicle turned at the intersection of Sheridan and Lee streets in Cairns' north, police said.
Three officers - one sergeant and two senior constables - were in the 4WD when it hit the woman.
They immediately called for help and tried to save the woman, fighting to keep her alive on the roadside.
Paramedics rushed her to Cairns Hospital with life-threatening injuries where she later died.
Regional Operations Deputy Commissioner John Tims said the tragedy had "changed the life of a family forever".
