Australian teenage girl killed in hit-and-run in northern Brisbane

SYDNEY, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- A teenage girl died after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in northern Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland on Monday night.

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) said on Tuesday that emergency services were called to reports that a vehicle had struck a pedestrian in the suburb of Margate, 25 kilometers north of central Brisbane, around 11:27 p.m. local time on Monday.

Officers arrived to find a 17-year-old girl with life-threatening injuries and commenced CPR, but she was declared deceased at the scene a short time later.

The QPS said that the vehicle fled the scene following the crash.

According to official data, as of Sunday, 273 people had died in road crashes in Queensland in 2025, up from 265 at the same point in 2024 and 243 in 2023.

The QPS on Sunday issued a warning to motorists to drive safely and adhere to the road rules.