Motorcyclist dies after hitting cow

A motorcyclist has died after hitting a cow then being run over by a four-wheel-drive vehicle in Queensland's Central Highlands.

A truck waits for a cow to cross the road

A motorcyclist has died after hitting a cow then being run over by a four-wheel-drive in Queensland. (AAP)

A motorcyclist has been run over and killed after hitting a cow and coming off his bike in Queensland's Central Highlands.

Police say the 55-year-old man hit the cow at around 6pm on Saturday on Ardurad Road about 30km south of Blackwater.

A number of witnesses were rendering first aid to the man when he was struck by a four-wheel-drive vehicle coming along the road.

He died at the scene.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.


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