Police charge man after double fatality at Korumburra

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man as a result of a double fatal collision in Korumburra last year.

The charges relate to a collision on the South Gippsland Highway on 9 October 2020, around 3.30pm.

Investigators will allege a 33-year-old woman and an eight-year-old boy from Kardella South were killed when their car was hit from behind and pushed into the path of a truck.

A 60-year-old Bass man has been charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing death and careless driving.

He has been bailed to appear at the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court on 17 May.

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