Wantirna fatal: private funeral service for newlyweds Matt ­Goland and Bita Zaeim

MORE than 300 mourners have packed a Boronia funeral home to remember alleged hit-run crash couple Matt ­Goland and Bita Zaeim.

Matt Goland and Bita Zaeim, who were killed in a hit-run incident after being married less than a year.

ALLEGED hit-run crash victims Matt ­Goland and Bita Zaeim have been farewelled at a private service attended by hundreds of friends and family.

The joint funeral service in Wantirna this afternoon attracted more than 300 mourners, who packed a Boronia Rd funeral home.

Mr Goland, 38, and Ms Zaeim, 32, married in May last year.

They were driving home to The Basin about 1am on Saturday April 21, when a four-wheel-drive struck their car at the corner of Boronia and Stud roads in Wantirna South.

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Mr Goland died at the scene and Ms Zaeim was taken to hospital but died of her injuries.

There was standing room only for this afternoon’s service at Heritage & Heritage funeral home on Boronia Rd.

In lieu of flowers, the couple’s relatives asked for donations to be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Police have charged 19-year-old Eric Victorsen with culpable driving causing the deaths of Mr Goland and Ms Zaeim, and he also faces charges related to theft of a $170,000 Lexus four-wheel-drive. He will reappear in court in August.

A 15-year-old girl, who was allegedly the passenger, has been charged with theft of a motor vehicle and being an accessory to the crash. She will face a children’s court at a later date.