A 21-year-old man from Hampton Park has died following a two car crash which occurred in Oakleigh East on Sunday, 29 September.
Police say it’s believed that a Mazda 3 and Nissan Skyline collided on Ferntree Gully Road about 8pm.
The Hampton Park man behind the wheel of the Nissan died at the scene.
A 19-year-old woman from Ferntree Gully who was a rear seat passenger in the Mazda was taken to hospital in a critical condition and later died.
A man, also believe to be in his teens and travelling in the back seat, was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
The driver of the Mazda and his female front seat passenger, both believed to be in their late teens, are assisting police with their enquires.
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating.
Detective Inspector Stuart McGregor, from the Major Collision Investigation Unit, said high speed was a likely cause of the fatal car crash.
“This is not an accident. This was completely avoidable … this is a deadly crash,” he said.
He believed the driver of the Mazda, 19-year-old from Bayswater North, was driving erratically.
“Reports we have at this stage is high speed and duck and weaving,” he said.
Inspector McGregor said police were yet to interview the driver of the Mazda until all evidence had been gathered.
Blood tests have been taken from both drivers for police to ascertain whether alcohol or drugs played a contributing factor.
“Once we know all of the circumstances we’ll interview that person,” Insp McGregor said.“We had an erratic driver driving a green Mazda in a westerly direction on Ferntree Gully Road so we’re calling for anyone who might have seen that type of driving at that time of night … to come forward and call Crime Stoppers,” he said.
It comes after Operation Scoreboard – a four-day road safety blitz – conducted over the grand final long weekend, saw police detect 8,702 traffic offences and 746 crime offences throughout the state.Anyone who witnessed the collision or with dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www.crimestoppers.com.au
