BY IAN CROUCH
A man has died after being hit by a car at Lake Macquarie.
About 3:15am today (Wednesday 26 June 2024), emergency services were called to Alhambra Avenue, Cardiff, following reports a man had been hit by a car.
Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District attended and were told a man had been laying on the road and was hit by a utility.
NSW Ambulance paramedics attended; however, the man died at the scene.
He is yet to be formally identified.
The male driver, aged 45, was taken to hospital for mandatory testing.
A crime scene was established, and an investigation has commenced into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
Anyone with information into the incident or dashcam footage is urged to call
police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
