Birthday man killed crossing road

www.abc.net
Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:24am
An 82-year-old man has been killed overnight in Rockhampton, in central Queensland, while crossing a road after celebrating his birthday at a local leagues club.

The man and his wife were crossing Lion Creek Road at Wandal when he was struck by a four-wheel drive just after 7:00pm AEST.

The couple were holding hands, and although the man's wife was pulled to the ground, she was not hit by the car.

A trained nurse at the scene tried to revive the man but he was pronounced dead a short time later.

In a separate incident, a 49-year-old motorcyclist died in hospital last night after being hit by a car in Brisbane.

Police believe the driver of the car drove through a red light on Wynnum Road at Tingalpa yesterday afternoon causing the crash.