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A 63-year-old ‘good Samaritan’ has been killed after being struck by a vehicle on Monash Freeway in Endeavour Hills.
Police believe the Langwarrin woman stopped in the left city bound lane to help a driver of a Suzuki who crashed into a median concrete barrier under the Heatherton Road overpass about 3.15am on Monday 18 July.
She was then struck by a vehicle driven by a 28-year-old Traralgon man and died at the scene.
The Suzuki driver – a 35-year-old Noble Park man – was seriously injured and taken to The Alfred hospital.
Police say the Suzuki was travelling east on Heatherton Road before veering left through a pedestrian barrier, a traffic light and an armoured steel guard rail.
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Portland police believe that a woman who was struck and killed while riding a scooter is likely the victim of a hit-and-run.
The crash happened at Northeast Sandy Boulevard and Northeast 149th Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Emergency medics assessed the victim and declared her dead at the scene.
Portland police later identified the victim as 32-year-old Meagan McComb, a Portland resident.
Investigators say McComb was riding a Lime electric scooter at the time of the collision.
While a driver had stopped at the scene and stayed until authorities arrived, police said evidence indicated that it was not the same driver who was involved in the crash. Police did not have a description of the vehicle suspected to be involved and say the investigation was ongoing.