Vic: Truck driver killed in state's north

AAP General News (Australia)
04-17-2006
Vic: Truck driver killed in state's north

MELBOURNE, April 17 AAP - A Victorian truck driver died when his vehicle hit trees
in the state's north.

The death of the Shepparton man in his mid-20s early today brings the state's Easter
road toll to three.

Police said the man was thrown from the truck which burst into flames.

The accident occurred about 15km west of Benalla when the man's truck ran off the Midland
Highway about 5.30am (AEST).

The man died at the scene.

The three deaths over the Easter long weekend increases Victoria's road toll for the
year to 94, 21 fewer than at the same time last year.

Meanwhile, police have revised the toll to omit the death of a man found on Saturday
in a burning car near Princetown on the south-west coast.

Police today said no collision had occurred and the death did not meet the road toll criteria.

Investigations are continuing.



(EDS: AAP's Easter road toll figures are for the period 0001 April 13 to 2359 April
17. Some states and territories may have different periods.)

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