General News
3 March, 2023
Truck driver charged over double fatal
The truck driver involved in an accident in which two people died outside Murtoa has been charged by police. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 24-year-old Eaglehawk man with two counts of dangerous driving causing death...
The truck driver involved in an accident in which two people died outside Murtoa has been charged by police.
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 24-year-old Eaglehawk man with two counts of dangerous driving causing death.
The charges follow a collision on the Wimmera Highway, near Delahunty Road, where a truck and a car collided just before 11am.
The occupants of the car, a 76-year-old man and his 71-year-old female passenger, from South Australian, died at the scene.
The man has been bailed to appear in Horsham Magistrates’ Court on 8 March.
Police have appealed for witnesses, or footage that captured grass being cut on side of the highway between 10am and 11am, and anyone with dash cam footage on the Wimmera Highway near the Delahuntys Road intersection during that period.
If you can help, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au