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Thursday, 25 February 2021 21:01
Police have formally identified a male pedestrian who died following a fatal collision at Dandenong overnight.
Police have been told the pedestrian, a 48-year-old Dandenong man, appeared to be in a confused state on Herbert Street just after 8.30pm.
It’s believed a car travelling north on Stud Road struck the man while travelling with the flow of traffic through a green traffic control signal.
Emergency services worked on the yet to be identified man, but he sadly died at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene and has spoken to police regarding the collision.
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A pedestrian has been killed after being struck by a car in Dandenong.
Police say the 48-year-old man appeared in a “confused state” while shuffling in a sitting position across a pedestrian crossing in Herbert Street just after 8.30pm on Thursday 25 February.
A car travelling north on Stud Road, with the flow of traffic through a green light, struck the man, police say.
Emergency services workers treated the man but he died at the scene.
The driver stopped at the scene and has spoken with police about the crash.
Cardinia Highway Patrol members publicly released an image of the pedestrian’s distinctive shoe to help identify him.
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