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An elderly man has allegedly been murdered in one of a string of violent unprovoked attacks in a regional town north of Brisbane.
A 36-year-old man is accused of deliberately reversing his vehicle into another car on the main street of Childers, a rural town near Bundaberg, about 2.30pm on Wednesday.
When a 65-year-old man emerged from the second vehicle to check for damage, the younger man allegedly reversed his car into him, then exited his car and assaulted the man before driving away.
Minutes later, the man pulled his car over and launched a second unprovoked attack on an elderly pedestrian, punching the 78-year-old man in the head before hitting him with a metal pole.
The pedestrian, from North Isis, sustained critical injuries and died at the scene.
The 36-year-old man then allegedly drove to another location and assaulted a third man, aged 66, before being restrained by members of the public, and arrested by police a short time later.
Police do not believe any of the victims were known to the man.
The 36-year-old has been charged with one count of murder, attempted murder, acts intended to maim/disfigure/disable, the dangerous operation of a vehicle and evasion.
He is scheduled to appear at the Gladstone Magistrates Court via video link on Thursday.
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