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Man charged over fatal Naringal East crash

Victorian Police Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in Naringal East on April 18th which claimed the life of a 62-year-old woman.

Police say a Holden Rodeo and a Proton Jumbuck ute were travelling on Cobden-Warrnambool Road in opposite directions when they collided about 3.30pm last Thursday.

“The driver and sole occupant of the Proton, a 62-year-old Warrnambool man, was taken to hospital with life-threatening-injuries but later died,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

The driver of the Holden, a 19-year-old Jancourt East man, has been charged with dangerous driving causing death, careless driving and overtake when unsafe.

He has been bailed to appear before the Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court on 24 April.

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