GUY KILLED IN KOMBI SMASH (VICTORIA)

Bloody shame, just heard a guy had a head on with a commadore in melbourne, it was a bay window smashed to bits,

Andy

BELMONT TRAGEDY


SES workers at the scene last night. Photo: TONY KERRIGAN

Thursday, December 23
NICOLE MAYNE

AN Ocean Grove man was killed and another seriously injured after a head-on collision in Belmont yesterday.
Police last night confirmed a police van was trying to intercept one of the cars before the crash in Barwon Heads Road.

Media liaison spokesman Senior Constable Michael Henry said a divisional van had turned on its light when the red sedan veered across the road.

It collided head on with a green Kombi van travelling towards Geelong about 4.30pm.

The 39-year-old driver of the Kombi van died a short time later.

Rural Ambulance Victoria said paramedics airlifted the 23-year-old Geelong driver of the sedan, to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital.

He was last night in a serious but stable condition.

Ambulance spokeswoman Jessica Li said paramedics worked on the 23-year-old man at the scene before he was airlifted.

The SES had to cut the older man from his badly damaged vehicle.

``A 23-year-old was treated for serious fractures and head injuries,'' Ms Li said.

They were the only two people involved in the crash.

Barwon Heads Road was closed in both directions for several hours as a result of the crash, causing major disruptions to peak-hour traffic.

Cars were diverted around the scene from the roundabout at Breakwater Road.

Investigators from the Police Major Collision Unit were last night in Belmont trying to piece together the crash.

Sen-Constable Henry said investigations into the circumstances were continuing.

``The incident is being investigated by the Major Collision Investigation Unit who will prepare a report for the Coroner,'' he said.

``As a standard procedure the Ethical Standards Department will assist in the investigation.''

The fatality comes a week after Geelong's top traffic cop praised motorists for cutting Greater Geelong's road toll to three, 10 less than the same time last year.

It now stands at four.




[Edited on 23-12-2004 by VolksFolks]

yeah i heard about it on the news. very sad.

apparently cops were behind the guy in the commo at the lights and sounded their siren. the commo guy freaked out and went accross the median strip and into the kombi.

the man killed left behind a wife and two young kids. pretty sad. wrong place wrong time.

I wouldnt have thought the kombi would have lost it's roof though? looks horiffic.

Very sad. Why does this have to happen to such innocent people?

Just another reason to dislike bombadores

[Edited on 23/12/04 by *did*]

The roof looks like it was cut away, then folded back.

Crap, this is not a good thing. particulalry at this time of year 🙁 I hope its no one from here.

we had a friend die this time of year. the worst about it is you always remember.... puts a bummer on things.

Being a kombi driver from the same small town as the poor guy killed - this is really sad. I didn't know him personally but did know the kombi - and often waved.

I also regularly travel the same road - so it's a real wake up call.

poor bloke - what a Christmas for his kids.

By the sounds of this, it could happen on any road. Dont leave home grumpy, guys. You just never know.

so sad....had his 6 year old daughter on the news holding a splittie model her dad gave her... 🙁

he was just unlucky....wrong place wrong time..

:cry
very sad. especially this time of year.
heartfelt condolences to his family.

Never a good time for these sort of things to happen but this time of year does make it harder especially in the few following years...it can make it that much harder to enjoy the silly season...

My thought are with anyone who has lost a loved one...it's not always an easy time :sandrine

...that roof does look bad the way it peeled back :jesus

They would have cut the roof and peeled it back to get him out....

What a real shame, my heart really goes out to the family.

Was it anyone from the forum?

Condolenses to the families and friends.

surfkombi wrote:Being a kombi driver from the same small town as the poor guy killed - this is really sad. I didn't know him personally but did know the kombi - and often waved.

I also regularly travel the same road - so it's a real wake up call.

poor bloke - what a Christmas for his kids.

When they said on the news he was a surfer I thought it must have been you!
:jesus
Didnt know otherwise until just now.
Heart felt condolences go out to family and friends, I hope the bastard in the other car gets whats coming to him.