German backpacker 30 dies in hospital after being stabbed

A man in his early 30s has died in hospital after being attacked in Brisbane
He was crossing a main road at 4am when the driver of a car approached him
An altercation ensued leaving the pedestrian with several stab wounds
Queensland police are still searching for the driver and his female passenger
Officials are appealing for any witnesses to the assault to come forward

By Fiona Connor and Matilda Rudd For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 11:01 BST, 6 October 2017 | Updated: 11:03 BST, 6 October 2017

A German backpacker has died in hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach and back during a ‘road rage attack’ in the middle of Brisbane.

A man and woman believed to have been involved are still on the run following the incident at 4am on Friday morning.

The backpacker was at the intersection of Milton Road in Petrie Terrace with a friend before a fight broke out with the driver of a car.

Officers found a male pedestrian in Brisbane early on Friday morning (pictured is the intersection)

Details of what sparked the incident are not yet clear however Detective Superintendent Tony Fleming said ‘anger was involved’ and told the Courier Mail there was ‘a lot of yelling’.

Officers found the 30-year-old German backpacker with stab wounds to his abdomen and back.

The man was rushed to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital where despite the best efforts of medical staff, he died from his wounds.

Efforts are now being made by police to contact his next of kin.

‘Today is a tragedy,’ he said. ‘There is a family on the other side of the world who will be getting news that someone that they loved left home and is not coming home in the way they expected them to.’

Queensland Police Inspector Daniel Bragg said officers are looking for a small vehicle, possibly a green Holden Barina.

Footage from the crime scene appears to show an oxygen mask used to perform CPR (pictured is the scene of the crime)

There was also female passenger in the car during the attack who police would also like to speak to.

‘We’d like to talk to the driver and any witnesses who might be able to give us information,’ Inspector Bragg told reporters.

Mr Fleming said that CCTV footage will now be a main piece of evidence in the investigation.

Queensland Ambulance medical director Dr Stephen Rashford said up to ten staff members had tried to resuscitate the man in the early hours of the morning and been successful before he was moved to hospital.

Footage from the crime scene appears to show an oxygen mask used to perform CPR.

The man was rushed to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital where he remains in a very serious condition (pictured are officers at the scene of the crime)

Roads were closed off for more than three hours during peak hour causing traffic problems in the area.

A Queensland Police spokeswoman said investigations were continuing.

They have established an investigation centre at the city station and want to hear from anyone who might have seen a car leaving the area at 4am.