Two women have died after a Toyota Corolla and a Porsche Macan collided at a busy intersection in Point Cook, prompting a major investigation by Victoria Police’s specialist collision detectives.
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Boardwalk Boulevard and Innisfail Drive at about 9.40 pm on Wednesday following reports of a serious two-vehicle crash.
The driver of the Toyota, a 33-year-old Point Cook woman, died at the scene.
A 67-year-old Point Cook woman who was travelling as a passenger in the Toyota also died at the scene.
The driver of the Porsche, a 53-year-old Point Cook man, was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Police said he was assisting investigators with their enquiries.
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives attended the scene and are working to establish exactly how the crash occurred.
No determination has yet been made publicly about the cause of the collision, and police have not announced any charges.
Local reporting indicates investigators are examining the movements of both vehicles immediately before impact. A witness told Wyndham TV the Toyota appeared to be turning onto Boardwalk Boulevard from Innisfail Drive when the collision occurred, although the precise sequence remains subject to the police investigation.
Police are particularly interested in hearing from motorists who were in the Point Cook area around the time of the crash and may have captured either vehicle on dashcam.
They are also seeking CCTV footage from nearby properties and businesses as investigators reconstruct the circumstances leading up to the collision.
The deaths have shocked Point Cook, one of Melbourne’s fastest-growing western suburbs, where Boardwalk Boulevard is a major local thoroughfare connecting residential neighbourhoods with shopping centres, schools and surrounding arterial roads.
Wyndham City Council’s public road register identifies Boardwalk Boulevard as a collector road through the section adjoining Innisfail Drive, while Innisfail Drive is classified as a local access road.
The investigation will likely examine factors including the position and speed of the vehicles, traffic signals and signs, visibility, road conditions and any available electronic or video evidence.
Victoria Police’s Major Collision Investigation Unit operates statewide and is responsible for examining some of Victoria’s most serious road incidents, with detectives gathering forensic, witness and vehicle evidence to determine how crashes occurred and whether any criminal offending was involved.
Police have stressed that inquiries remain at an early stage.
The double fatality comes amid continuing concern about road trauma across Victoria.
Victoria Police’s most recent published provisional figures recorded 177 lives lost on Victorian roads as of September 13, compared with 209 at the same point last year. Those figures pre-date the Point Cook collision and several other recent incidents.
The Point Cook deaths follow a series of serious crashes across Victoria in recent weeks, including the deaths of two children in a rollover at Parwan, west of Melbourne, on September 8.
A seven-year-old girl died at the scene of that crash, and an 11-year-old boy later died in hospital. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have also been seeking dashcam footage as part of that investigation.
Another fatal crash was being investigated in Tremont on Wednesday evening after a vehicle left Churchill Drive and travelled down an embankment. An adult passenger died at the scene while the driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Victoria Police continues to urge motorists to come forward when they have footage of serious crashes or vehicles travelling nearby, even where the driver does not believe the footage directly captured the collision.
Investigators say seemingly minor information can help establish vehicle movements and timelines in the minutes before an incident.
Anyone who witnessed the Point Cook crash, saw either vehicle beforehand, or has CCTV or dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online.
For the families of the two Point Cook women, the investigation is only beginning.
Detectives must now piece together what happened in the seconds before the Toyota and Porsche collided at the suburban intersection, while two families face the sudden loss of loved ones after an ordinary Wednesday night ended in tragedy.
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