Six killed in spate of Victorian road crashes
Six people, three of them motorcyclists, died in separate road crashes across Victoria between Friday and Saturday.
Six people died on Victorian roads in separate crashes between Friday and Saturday. Two motorcyclists in their 20s died on Friday.
One, 25, crashed at the corner of Ballarat Road and Dawson Avenue in Footscray. The other, 21, crashed on Black Spur near Healesville.
Saturday brought four more deaths. A 75-year-old was hit at a crossing in Dennington near Warrnambool.
A 26-year-old motorcyclist hit a tree in Blairgowrie. A 47-year-old driver crashed in Maryborough.
Another man hit a tree in Werribee. Four people are in hospital with serious injuries.
Victoria has had 227 road deaths this year, 20 fewer than the same period last year.
- 6 across Friday and Saturday
- Deaths
- 3 of the 6
- Motorcyclists killed
- 4 people
- Hospitalized with serious injuries
- 227 total
- Victoria deaths this year
Why it mattersThe high death toll in a short period raises urgent concerns about road safety and driver behaviour.
AustraliaThe spike in Victorian fatalities highlights the ongoing road safety challenge across the state; riders and drivers need heightened awareness of hazards.
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