German tourist killed while skateboarding on NSW road

A German tourist has died after coming off a skateboard and sliding into the path of a truck in the NSW Illawarra region.

The 29-year-old was skateboarding down the Barrengarry Mountain in Kangaroo Valley on Monday morning when he fell off his board and was hit by a truck coming up the hill.

He was airlifted to hospital, where he later died.

The 59-year-old truck driver was breath tested and delivered a negative result.