A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a Brisbane GP in what police allege was a “deliberate” hit-and-run incident that left the doctor critically injured by the side of a road.

Dr Peter Dunne, 53, and a father of three, died six weeks after being hit by a car during an early morning jog at the southern Brisbane suburb of Tarragindi, on 18 February.

The driver fled the scene, leaving the doctor who worked at Toombul Medical Centre with critical injuries. He was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital, where he died on 31 March.

Detective Inspector Mark Thompson said at a news conference that police would allege it was a “deliberate act”, rather than a hit-and-run traffic accident.