Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 21-year-old man following a collision on the West Gate Freeway in Spotswood that claimed the life of a man earlier this month.
It is alleged a silver Ford Falcon XR6 sedan was travelling outbound along the West Gate Freeway near Williamstown Road when it collided with a truck around 10.35am.
A 22-year-old Truganina man, the passenger in the car, was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries and sadly died in hospital on 6 July.
Three other males aged in their 20s who were in the car were arrested at the scene and released pending further enquiries.
The two male occupants of the truck were not injured.
The driver of the car, a Wyndham Vale man, has been charged with dangerous driving causing death, six counts of reckless conduct endangering life and commit indictable offence whilst on bail.
He remains in hospital and the matter will be heard at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
