2 pedestrians killed after being hit by vehicle in eastern Australia

17/8/2025 17:08

A man and a child have died after being hit by a vehicle south of Brisbane in eastern Australia on Sunday morning.



Police in the state of Queensland said that emergency services were called to a crash involving a utility vehicle and two pedestrians in the suburb of Regents Park, 22 kilometers south of central Brisbane, around 11:15 a.m. local time on Sunday.



Both pedestrians, a 33-year-old man and a four-year-old boy who were known to each other, died at the scene.



The 41-year-old male driver of the utility vehicle was taken into custody.