Charges laid over Greenvale car crash that killed Campbellfield man
Two men have been charged over the death of a Campbellfield man in a car crash in Greenvale last November. The 21-year-old, who was a passenger when the two vehicles collided, died at the scene.
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Two men have been charged over the death of a Campbellfield man in a car crash in Greenvale last year.
The 21-year-old died in the early hours of November 25 when a Volkswagen Golf and Mitsubishi Lancer collided at the corner of Aitken Blvd and Lysterfield Drive.
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The Campbellfield man was a passenger in the Lancer and died at scene just after 2am.
Five people were also hospitalised following the crash.
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives on Tuesday charged both drivers with culpable driving causing death after an almost year long probe.
Senior Constable Alistair Parsons said the driver of the Lancer, a 26-year-old Roxburgh Park man, and the driver of the Golf, a 19-year-old Roxburgh Park man, were both in custody and were expected to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
He said two 19-year-old women — both passengers of the Lancer suffered non-life threatening injuries from the crash.
A passenger in the Golf, a 19-year-old Greenvale man, also suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Sen-Constable Parsons did not say what detectives believed caused the fatal crash.