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Josh Fagan is a general news reporter with experience covering major breaking events, crime and courts.

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(correct tree) The scene where a fallen tree crushed a car on the Black Spur during wild weather in Victoria. Saturday, August 10, 2019. Picture: David Crosling

Deadly Black Spur shuts as dangerous trees axed

A notorious Yarra Ranges road where a young mum died last year when a huge gum tree fell on her car will shut for several days so hazardous trees can be felled. The popular winding tourist route has been the scene of several horror crashes.

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Sydney to Melbourne passenger train derailment in Wallan with two people confirmed dead. Emergency services treat injured passangers at a makeshift triage station at a BP petrol station on the Hume HWY. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

Heroic passenger hurt in attempt to free train driver

In the moments after a Sydney to Melbourne train derailed near Wallan, and as passengers came to grips with their world literally turning upside down, one brave traveller had one thing on his mind — saving as many people as he could.

VIC News
Victorian Fires Special. Mallacoota fire recovery feature. CFA firefighter Lindsay McHugh from South Morang, takes a break from checking smoldering trees near the town.   Picture: David Caird

What firefighting does to your body

Firefighters who bravely battle blazes are putting their bodies under the same stress as professional athletes, with the physical toll of fighting fires revealed in a landmark new study.

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