Pakenham Road crash: Man dies after head-on collision in Melbourne

A second fatal head-on crash in Melbourne’s southeast in just a week has claimed the life of a man and left another in hospital.

A man has died and another is in hospital after a second fatal head-on crash in a week in Melbourne’s southeast.

Police are investigating the two vehicle collision in Pakenham after a white Toyota van collided head-on with a silver Mitsubishi ute about 6.30am on Tuesday.

Emergency services tried to save the driver of the Toyota, but he died at the scene on Pakenham Road.

A police spokeswoman said the man was yet to be formally identified.

The driver of the Mitsubishi, a 45-year-old Noble Park man, was taken to Dandenong Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said he suffered a chest injury and was in a stable condition.

Cardinia Highway Patrol officers are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the collision.

A white van collided head-on with a ute in Pakenham Road.

It’s the second fatal head-on crash in Pakenham in the past week after a mother and her unborn child were killed after a collision on the Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road on Thursday.

Tess Clark, 34, tragically died in hospital after a ute collided head-on with her SUV about 8am.

Anyone who witnessed both incidents or has dashcam footage has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Originally published as Pakenham Road crash: Man dies after head-on collision in Melbourne