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23 December 2020
A man has died following a collision between a truck and car in Drung overnight.
Police have been told the collision occurred on the Western Highway, just south of Drung South Road, about 12.40am.
The male driver of the car was provided medical care however died while en-route to hospital.
The truck driver wasn’t injured.
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The Western Highway is currently blocked in both directions and will be for some time while police process the collision scene.
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.
For the current provisional lives lost tally please see https://www.police.vic.gov.au/news
Motorists should use Stawell-Warracknabeal Rd (B210), Wimmera Hwy (B240) and Henty Hwy (B200) to avoid the closure.
The closure is under the control of Victoria Police. The Western Highway will open when investigations are complete and it’s safe to do so.
Real-time traffic conditions are available at traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au or via the VicTraffic mobile app. The latest public transport information and network status is available at ptv.vic.gov.au or in the PTV mobile app.
