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Gerald LynchBreaking News reporter

Gerald Lynch is a breaking news reporter for the Herald Sun. With a keen interest in crime and politics, he chases the stories that matter most to Victorians.

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A van or mini bus has crashed off the side of Chapel Road , Katamatite near Muckatah northern Victoria. Picture: Jason Edwards

Four dead, three children badly injured in ‘tragic’ minivan crash

Four adults have died and three children are among those with life-threatening injuries after a minivan crashed near Katamatite in Victoria’s north, with police saying it’s a “tragic set of circumstances”.

VideoNews

Racer Brenten Farrer’s car tyre tore free from his vehicle and flew into the spectator compound, striking a long-standing volunteer.

‘Deeply caring and loving’: Dad’s heartbreaking tribute for daughter killed by pole

A 21-year-old woman who died in a freak smash when a pole landed on her car on the Hume Highway near Somerton has been remembered for her “pure and sincere heart”.

Victoria

Man burnt on face as he and his family escape Caroline Springs house fire

Man burnt on face in Caroline Springs house fire

A family of five escaped as flames engulfed a two-storey home in Melbourne’s west, with one man hospitalised with burns to his face and hands.

UpdatedOuter East

Detectives have released CCTV footage in an attempt to find the driver who fatally hit and killed a 28-year-old man in Mooroolbark in the early hours of Friday morning.

Man charged after fatal crash in Mooroolbark

Police have charged a driver who handed himself in following an alleged hit-run in Mooroolbark on Friday.

Victoria

More than 1500 people were evacuated from a Melbourne Airport terminal. Instagram/ Jacqui Felgate

Melb Airport chaos as fire leads to mass evacuation, delayed flights

More than 1500 people were evacuated from a Melbourne Airport terminal, leading to delays of up to two hours, after a fire broke out at Terminal 1 on Friday night.

Confidential

Performer Jess Hitchcock, Port Phillip councillor Serge Thomann, Judith Durham’s sister Beverley Sheehan and The Seekers member Bruce Woodley at today’s street naming event in St Kilda.

Seekers find their way: St Kilda street named in honour of music icons

Bruce Woodley has returned to where things began for The Seekers in St Kilda to mark a street being renamed in honour of his iconic band.

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