A man has been charged following a fatal vehicle and pedestrian incident in Northgate this morning.
Around 5.30am, police were called to Melton Road near Dethridge Street, Northgate, to reports a man was trapped under a car.
A 73-year-old Northgate man, the pedestrian, died at the scene.
23-year-old Nundah man, the driver and soul occupant of the vehicle, has been charged with one count of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death whilst adversely affected by an intoxicating substance.
He will appear at the Brisbane Magistrates Court on March 19.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the incident.
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