Vic: Man found dead in car included in Easter road toll

AAP General News (Australia)
04-05-2010
Vic: Man found dead in car included in Easter road toll

MELBOURNE, April 5 AAP - A 58-year-old man was found dead in his car at Melbourne's
inner suburban Parkdale after a minor accident early on Monday.

Emergency services attended around 7.45am (AEST) and tried unsuccessfully to revive the man.

Police said it appeared the driver had been involved in a minor accident, hitting a
parked car in Warren Road.

The cause of death may not be known until an autopsy is conducted, but police will
include his death in the road toll unless otherwise advised by a coroner.

His death bring's Victoria's road toll to 83, compared to 75 for the same period last year.

It brings the state Easter toll to four, compared to two for the same time during last
year's Easter period.



(EDS: AAP's Easter road toll figures are for the period 0001 April 1 to 2359 April
5. Some states and territories may have different periods.)

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