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Toyota Veers Off Road, Strikes Men After Comic Con, One Dead

4/18/2026

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A grey Toyota Echo veered onto a Melbourne footpath on Saturday around 5 PM, killing one and injuring another after striking three men returning from the Supanova Comic Con event.
The driver, a 33-year-old man from Werribee, was arrested by an off-duty police officer and remains under guard in hospital.
Authorities are investigating potential drug, alcohol, and speed factors, and police seek witnesses and Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) or dashcam footage.

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A grey Toyota Echo veered onto a Melbourne footpath on Saturday around 5 PM, killing one and injuring another after striking three men returning from the Supanova Comic Con event.
The driver, a 33-year-old man from Werribee, was arrested by an off-duty police officer and remains under guard in hospital.
Authorities are investigating potential drug, alcohol, and speed factors, and police seek witnesses and Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) or dashcam footage.