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Ethan and Vicky with their two-year-old son who survived the crash.

‘He meant the world to them’: Grandparents’ final act to save toddler in fatal crash

Vicky’s parents had moved to Melbourne only five months ago, wishing to spend their retirement close to their only grandchild. Both died after a car hit them while walking with the boy from a playground.

  • Hannah Hammoud

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Peter Agius has been sentenced to six years in prison after killing a father and injuring his son in a crash.

Driver killed father, injured boy after sending 44 Snapchats at 100km/h

Peter Agius wept in court as he learnt his fate over the fatal crash that robbed a six-year-old boy of his father and left him with a permanent brain injury.

  • Emily Woods
Tracey Jean cared for an injured two-year-old boy after he and his grandparents were hit by a car at Wantirna South on Thursday.

‘Car, car, car’: A toddler’s cry for help after car crashes into his family

Passer-by Tracey Jean went to the aid of an injured two-year-old boy who clung to her for safety after being struck by an out-of-control car in a crash that left a woman dead and a man fighting for life in Melbourne’s outer east.

  • Hannah Hammoud and Cassandra Morgan
Police said it was too early to determine whether speed played a part in the tragedy.

Elderly driver yet to be interviewed over crash that killed woman, injured two-year-old

A woman is dead and a man and a little boy have life-threatening injuries after they were hit by a car near a playground in Wantirna South.

  • Grant McArthur, Alexander Darling and Hannah Hammoud
Gisborne Police Station.

Six deaths on Victorian roads in one weekend, including a triple-fatal crash near Gisborne

A person is in critical condition after a fatal crash that killed three people in Bolinda, east of Gisborne, on Sunday morning.

  • Daniella Miletic and Alexander Darling
Colleen Furlanetto, a SES Euroa Unit member at a Driver Reviver site on the Hume Highway.

These iconic long-weekend pit stops have saved countless lives. But they are now harder to find

Victoria State Emergency Service figures reveal Driver Reviver sites have fallen by almost a third nationwide since their peak in the early 2000s.

  • Lachlan Abbott
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The crash scene in Rowville, where two teenagers died.

Two teens die after stolen car crashes in Rowville

A passer-by discovered the accident scene in Rowville, where two teenagers died after crashing into a tree.

  • Ashleigh McMillan
Victoria Police target the Outlaws Motorcycle gang’s national run back in 2013.

The bikies’ deadly code of silence

This wasn’t about snitching to police but telling the truth about the death of an innocent man, so the victim’s family could have some answers.

  • John Silvester
The damaged truck at the crash site in Strathmerton.

Driver who killed five after police road toll warning jailed for at least three years

Christopher Dillon Joannidis, 29, was sentenced in the County Court after pleading guilty to dangerous driving.

  • Hannah Hammoud
Victoria’s road toll over the past 15 years.

Victoria’s road toll by the numbers: View 15 years of data for your suburb

Between 2010 and 2024, almost 4000 people were killed on Victorian roads. Use our interactive tools to learn how many road deaths occurred in your suburb.

  • Brittany Busch and Craig Butt

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