Police are investigating after a man operating a mower was killed in a traffic crash at Seventy Mile near Charters Towers this morning.
Just after 10:00am a man on a tractor mowing the edge of the roadway was struck by a semi-trailer travelling on the Gregory Developmental Road.
A 60-year-old Broughton man was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The truck driver was not physically injured.
Investigators from the Forensic Crash Unit are appealing for any witnesses or anyone who may have dash cam vision to please contact police.
The road remains closed in both directions.
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