Queensland Police appeal for witnesses after footage released of moments before jogger killed by car in Coopers Plains
CCTV footage has captured the terrifying final moments before a Brisbane jogger was killed by an out-of-control car.
The woman, aged in her 30s, was jogging on Kessels Rd in Coopers Plains when she was struck by a Mitsubishi Lancer, believed to be allegedly driven by an unaccompanied L-plater, that veered off the road and flipped about 4.50am on Thursday.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: CCTV footage shows final moments before jogger hit by car.
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She was declared dead at the scene.
The alleged driver, a 19-year-old Tingalpa man, was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition with minor injuries.
Queensland Police released the CCTV footage and are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
The footage shows three cars, believed to be a sedan and two utes, travelling behind the Mitsubishi Lancer shortly before the crash.
Those three drivers are urged to contact police.
Road safety advocate Glynn Harness lost his daughter Yasmine when she was hit by a car while walking to work in 2017.
“You can make all the laws in the world, but people have to listen to the laws and obey them,” he told 7NEWS.
“Take those kids to a morgue, scare them into being better drivers.”
