'Severely horrific scene': Woman dead in alleged hit and run in Queensland

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Police are asking anyone with information or vision of the alleged crash to come forward.

Initial indications suggest speed was a factor in an alleged hit and run that killed a 43-year-old woman north of the Sunshine Coast overnight, police have said.

Emergency services arrived to find a "severely horrific scene", Senior Constable Matt Swan told media this morning.He said the woman was declared dead at the scene, with the Ford located by police a short time later. "The information that we've gathered at this time is the speeds were travelling well in excess of the sign-posted speed limit for that roadway.

 

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