Tarneit teenager killed in crash at Illawarra near Stawell
A teenager has been killed in a horror motorbike accident in the state’s west.
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A Tarneit teenager has been killed in a horror dirt bike accident near Stawell.
It’s understood the 18-year-old was riding the motorbike on Rutters Track, south of Commercial Rd, when she crashed into a tree at Illawarra on Sunday.
She died at the scene despite the efforts of emergency services.
Police will prepare a report for the coroner with Northern Grampians Highway Patrol continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
It was the second fatal accident in regional Victoria at the weekend after a person was killed in a two-vehicle collision at East Wangaratta.
The driver and sole occupant of the other vehicle, a 20-year-old woman from Wodonga, was taken to hospital with minor injuries following that incident.
There have been 192 lives lost on the roads this year compared to 180 in 2020.
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