Veteran radio broadcaster Ewan Dixon dies after freak horse riding accident

Key points

• Veteran radio host Ewan Dixon has died in hospital, months after he was seriously injured in a horse riding accident near Melbourne. He died at Angliss Hospital in Upper Ferntree Gully on September 24.
• His death was only recently made public by his care worker, Jason Davis. Former colleague Gavin Wood shared the news on Facebook, saying Dixon had fought hard to recover but his injuries were too severe.
• Born in Toowoomba, Dixon worked as an announcer on radio stations in Brisbane and Melbourne, including B105, Gold 104.3 and Triple M Melbourne.