The long weekend is off to a slow and tragic start for motorists on the Sunshine Motorway, which was closed for more than four hours on Saturday morning.
The closure was caused after a fatal accident involving a man who had reportedly been walking in the middle of the road and was hit by a car. The incident occurred just before 5am between the Buderim and Maroochydore exit.
Northbound lanes of the Sunshine Motorway were closed from about 5am and reopened just after 9am.
An Australian Traffic Network spokeswoman said traffic had been diverted via Wises Road in Buderim.