In brief
Over the weekend Victoria recorded eight road‑traffic deaths, including two men who died at a Brighton East intersection after a car‑motorcycle collision and a 75‑year‑old woman struck in the southwest. Other incidents involved a teenage e‑bike rider injured in Geelong and a child passenger with minor injuries. Since Friday the state’s road death toll stands at 220 for 2026, down from 247 in 2025.
Eight people died in a series of road crashes in Victoria over the weekend, including a collision between a car and a motorcycle and a fatal pedestrian hit, according to a statement from Victoria Police.
The first fatality occurred at an intersection in Brighton East, 12 km southeast of central Melbourne, around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. A car driver and a motorcycle rider were killed on scene, while a child passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Police said the two men were the latest of eight deceased since Friday, with four of those who died riding motorcycles and three driving cars.
On Saturday afternoon, a 75‑year‑old female pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in Victoria’s southwest, a report noted.
Later that afternoon, police reported an e‑bike incident in the suburbs of Geelong, 65 km southwest of Melbourne. Two teenagers were injured when the e‑bike collided with a car; the male passenger was airlifted to hospital with life‑threatening injuries and a 17‑year‑old boy was taken to hospital with injuries not considered life‑threatening.
As of Saturday, the state’s total road deaths for 2026 reached 220, down from 247 at the same point in 2025.
