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Police are investigating a collision in Chelsea Heights.

Two-year-old boy on life support in hospital after being hit by car

The toddler was with his father riding on a balance bike at a pedestrian crossing when a white van struck him, police said.

  • Alexander Darling

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Coburg hit and run

Watch: SUV captured on CCTV, moments after Coburg hit-run on cyclist

Police are hoping to speak to the driver of a white SUV that was captured on CCTV footage in Melbourne’s inner north moments after a cyclist was struck in a fatal hit-and-run.

  • Gemma Grant
Two drivers died in Toolern Vale in Melbourne’s outer west on Sunday in a head-on collision.

Innocent motorist killed after stolen car involved in head-on crash in Toolern Vale

Police are investigating after two drivers died in a head-on crash involving a stolen car on Sunday morning in Melbourne’s outer north-west.

  • Roy Ward
The man was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment over the crash.

Killer driver in tears as victim’s family shares pain

A man who fatally struck a single mother while driving “blind drunk” has broken down in court as the victim’s family and friends spoke of their ongoing pain.

  • Rex Martinich
Police and emergency services were called to the Daguilar Highway at Nukku in the South Burnett region today.

Two dead after truck collision sparks massive blaze

Two men have died in a catastrophic truck crash after a fuel tanker and another heavy vehicle burst into flames on a major highway.

  • Alex Mitchell
Emergency personnel at the scene of a crash at Elizabeth Street. The 87-year-old driver ploughed his car into the KT Mart on Wednesday afternoon.

Elderly driver mounts footpath, ploughs into CBD store pinning shopper

An 87-year-old man will undergo a driver’s licence review after the Mercedes-Benz he was driving careened into an Asian grocery store on Elizabeth Street.

  • Cassandra Morgan
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CYcling crash

Who was in the wrong? Vigilante’s bike crash caught on video

Michael van Erp, known as Cycling Mikey on social media, crossed the path of a Fiat 500 as its driver ignored a road closure in west London.

  • Steve Bird
The crash happened about 1.15pm on Friday in Toowoomba.

Truck driver dies after vehicle smashes into Queensland retirement home

A truck driver has died after his vehicle smashed into a retirement village in the state’s south-east.

  • Emily Bennett
Police are investigating a crash in Ravenhall after a van became wedged underneath a parked semi-trailer.

Driver dies after van becomes trapped under semi-trailer in Melbourne’s west

The driver, a 57-year-old man from Werribee, died at the scene.

  • Hannah Hammoud
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has called for an import ban on high-powered electric scooters.

WA Police commissioner calls for high-speed e-scooter import ban after pedestrian’s death

WA’s top police officer has called for a ban on importing high-powered electric scooters following the death of a Perth pedestrian.

  • Carla Hildebrandt