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Rider dies in Tarneit collision

This article was updated on 5 August.

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in Tarneit on Thursday, 1 August 2024.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Dunraven Drive and Selbourne Avenue, where a truck and bike rider collided about 1pm.

The rider, a 68-year-old Truganina woman, died at the scene.

The driver of the truck, a 52-year-old Altona North man, stopped at the scene.

He has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and was bailed to bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.

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