New details emerge after man fatally struck by police car along Lady Barron Rd on Flinders Island in Tasmania

A Police Professional Standards Investigation is underway into a fatal crash in Tasmania over the weekend.

An on-duty police officer was travelling along Lady Barron Rd on Flinders Island about 9pm when he fatally hit a pedestrian walking on the road.

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That pedestrian has been confirmed as a Lackrana man in his 60s, who was also a Tasmanian Fire Service volunteer.

Early police investigations suggest he had crossed onto the road before being struck.

The speed along the road is 100km/h.

The incident will have a profound impact on the man’s family, emergency personnel involved, and the entire Flinders Island community, Assistant Commissioner Adrian Bodnar said.

“This is a tragedy involving two people who worked together in a small community, and it will no doubt have an impact on everyone involved for some time to come.

“The police officer, the gentleman who’s deceased, the paramedic who attended the scene, they work together in times of emergency so you can only imagine the grief and the hurt that our people and the families involved, that they’re actually going through.”

Bodnar sent his sympathies to the man’s loved ones and colleagues.

“The police officer was not physically injured, however, as you can imagine, was incredibly distressed by the incident,” he said.

“The officer involved was on general patrol at the time, due to a number of public events scheduled in the area, however was not responding to a specific incident at the time of the crash, and was travelling within the speed limit.”

The driver has more than 30 years’ experience with Tasmania Police and was uninjured in the crash.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.