A WOMAN is dead after a car crash in Pearcedale on 27 June.
The woman was a passenger in a blue Ford station wagon which was driving along Baxter-Tooradin Road. Police believe that car had been speeding and veering onto the wrong side of the road before colliding with a grey Nissan Pathfinder at around 5.30pm.
The station wagon driver, an 81-year-old Frankston man, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The Nissan driver, a 39-year-old Rye resident, was also taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The passenger died at the scene of the crash. Her death takes the state’s road toll for the year to 111.
Police wish to speak to witnesses who may have seen the crash or been in the area around the time it happened.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at crimestoppersvic.com.au.
First published in the Frankston Times – 6 July 2020