Victoria Police say the student driver of a car involved in a fatal accident in Melbourne overnight was a learner driver under the influence of alcohol.
Posted Wed Oct 1, 2009 8:33am AEST
A 19-year-old Queensland man died and and his friend was seriously injured when the car crashed into them on a footpath at Southbank early this morning.
The injured pedestrian and a passenger in the car are both in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
The dead man and his friend were in Melbourne for the University Games.
Sergeant Darren Williams says the 19-year-old learner driver is being questioned by police.
He described the scene of the crash as like a bomb site.
"At this stage we're looking at speed," he said.
"We're yet to have a proper reconstruction on the speed but I can definitely say that alcohol was a factor."
He said the men were coming out of a hotel at the time.
"Well you don't expect to be killed on a holiday or some sort of event interstate," he said.
"Going by what we've seen .... it was just tragic circumstances. As I said, wrong place, wrong time."
The dead man was representing Griffith University at the University games.
The university has issued a statement expressing deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the dead man.
Juraj Filip
Žiadne komentáre:
Zverejnenie komentára