Victorian Road toll climbs as fatal incidents Mount

Two motorcyclists, both in their twenties, were killed on Friday. The first occurred in Footscray when a 25-year-old motorcyclist collided with a car at Ballarat Road and Dawson Avenue. A 59-year-old man from Mount Waverley, the car’s driver, was questioned at the scene and released pending further investigation.

Later Friday evening, a 21-year-old motorcyclist from Somerville died after crashing on the Black Spur in Healesville. Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

Saturday’s events included the death of a 75-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle at a pedestrian crossing in Dennington, near Warrnambool. The 53-year-old male driver is assisting with inquiries.

In Blairgowrie, near the Mornington Peninsula, a 26-year-old man from Nunawading died after losing control of his motorcycle and striking a tree. His 29-year-old passenger sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital.

Simultaneously, a fatal collision between two cars occurred in Maryborough, western Victoria. One driver, a 47-year-old man from Maryborough, died at the scene. His 75-year-old female passenger was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries.

A man, yet to be identified, died after crashing a ute into a tree in Werribee.

This year, 227 people have died on Victorian roads, a decrease of 20 compared to the same period last year.

Police are also investigating an e-bike crash in Moolap, near Geelong, where a 17-year-old boy sustained life-threatening injuries and remains hospitalized. Another 17-year-old male was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and the car driver was uninjured.

Finally, a 20-year-old man from Warrnambool has been charged in connection with a March collision on Hopkins Falls Road in Cudgee that resulted in the death of 70-year-old cyclist Clive Coomber. He faces charges including culpable driving causing death and is scheduled to appear in Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court on December 4.