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Skateboarder fatally hit by truck on main road

Police say a skateboarder fatally struck by a truck was riding along a main road at 7pm. (Ronnie Amini/AAP PHOTOS)

A man riding a skateboard has been hit by a truck and killed in Victoria's Gippsland region.

Police say the rider, who is yet to be formally identified, was struck by the vehicle at Moe just after 7pm on Thursday.

Both were travelling east along Narracan Drive at the time of the accident.

The skateboarder was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died a short time later.

The truck driver stopped at the scene and is assisting Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives with their inquiries.

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