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The damaged truck at the crash site in Strathmerton.

Driver who killed five after police road toll warning jailed for at least three years

Christopher Dillon Joannidis, 29, was sentenced in the County Court after pleading guilty to dangerous driving.

  • Hannah Hammoud

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Victoria’s road toll over the past 15 years.

Victoria’s road toll by the numbers: View 15 years of data for your suburb

Between 2010 and 2024, almost 4000 people were killed on Victorian roads. Use our interactive tools to learn how many road deaths occurred in your suburb.

  • Brittany Busch and Craig Butt
Khye Brickell, 12, died following an e-scooter crash.

‘Little champion’: Boy saves lives through organ donation after e-scooter crash

Melbourne boy Khye Brickell, 12, has been remembered for his generosity and infectious enthusiasm after his death in the days after an e-scooter crash.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Savannah Kemp died at the scene of the crash.

Savannah, 5, wanted to get married in a white dress. Instead, she was cremated in one

When Savannah Kemp and unborn baby Remi Aldridge died in a car crash in Shepparton East, their parents left their bedrooms untouched, tormented by their loss.

  • Erin Pearson
Sam Landsberger died in a truck crash.

Truck driver involved in crash that killed AFL reporter fighting licence ban

James Latchford, 45, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for the first time since journalist Sam Landsberger was killed crossing a road in Richmond.

  • Erin Pearson
Davide Pollina.

‘Protect the unprotected’: Motorcyclist’s death prompts friend’s call for youth crime reform

Davide Pollina, 19, was killed at the weekend when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car allegedly driven by a teenager. Police say the car was reported stolen an hour earlier.

  • Melissa Cunningham
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Carol-Anne Jones.

After hitting her car, Brenton Brown left Carol-Anne for dead – twice

Carol-Anne Jones’ death, and the callousness of Brenton Brown’s act on a Victorian road, still haunt her family and friends.

  • David Estcourt
The victims died at the scene.

Two 20-year-olds dead after car crashes into tree in Toorak

Victoria Police said the crash happened on Clendon Road, near the corner of Toorak and Orrong Road, about 8pm on Thursday.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Police investigate a hit-run in Melbourne’s west on Sunday morning.

Police investigate hit-and-run death in Melbourne’s west after car dumped

A man was found dead in the middle of a road in Melbourne’s west in a suspected hit-and-run early Sunday.

An 11-year-old boy and a 26-year-old woman have died in a car crash in Echuca.

Boy, 11, and woman, 26, die after car hits tree and bursts into flames

The pair were travelling with a 23-year-old man when the car they were in left the road in Echuca.

  • Ashleigh McMillan

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