Woman arrested after man fatally hit by vehicle

A woman is in custody after a man was fatally hit by a car in Queensland yesterday evening.

Police were called to Stoneywood Street in Fernvale, west of Brisbane, at about 5.55pm yesterday.

They found a 50-year-old Fernvale man unresponsive.

He was declared dead at the scene.

It was reported the man had been struck by a vehicle.

A 45-year-old woman, who police said was known to the man, was arrested at the scene.

She is assisting police with inquiries but no charges have so far been laid.

Investigations into the circumstances of the man’s death are ongoing.