Six dead, four injured in horror weekend on Victorian roads

This weekend, six lives were lost and four people suffered serious injuries in a series of tragic crashes on Victoria's roads, according to police reports. The fatalities occurred over the course of three days, with the first death reported on Friday afternoon in Footscray. A 25-year-old motorcyclist lost control of his bike and collided with a car at the intersection of Ballarat Road and Dawson Avenue, succumbing to his injuries at the scene.

Later that evening, a 21-year-old motorcyclist from Somerville died in a separate crash on the Black Spur in Healesville. On Saturday, a 75-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle at a pedestrian crossing in Dennington, near Warrnambool. The driver of the car, a 53-year-old man, provided assistance to the woman and will be interviewed by police.

Additional fatalities occurred later in the weekend. A 26-year-old motorcyclist lost control of his bike and crashed into a tree in Blairgowrie, near the Mornington Peninsula, while the passenger, a 29-year-old man, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. In Maryborough, a 47-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman died in a crash between two cars.

Finally, a 20-year-old man was identified as the sole occupant of a ute that crashed into a tree in Werribee, Melbourne's west, leaving him unidentified at the time of the incident.

Among the injured, four people are reportedly recovering in the hospital. In a separate incident, a 17-year-old boy was flown to Melbourne Hospital with life-threatening injuries after colliding with an e-bike in Moolap, near Geelong. Another 17-year-old male sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the same accident. Meanwhile, a 20-year-old Warrnambool man has been charged over a collision that allegedly killed 70-year-old local cyclist Clive Coomber in March.

The man faces multiple charges, including culpable driving causing death and failing to stop and render assistance, and is set to appear in court on December 4.