Fatal traffic incident, Weipa

Police are investigating a fatal traffic incident where a car and pedestrian collided last night.

Initial information suggests around 7.15pm, officers travelling north towards Weipa saw a pedestrian propelled by a southbound vehicle on John Evans Drive.

Officers commenced CPR on the pedestrian however the 45-year-old Cairns man died at the scene.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating, including whether the man may have been walking on the road at the time of the incident.

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