Driver killed in fiery crash
The burt-out wreck is ready to be taken away.
A YOUNG woman from the Latrobe Valley was killed when the car she was driving collided into a pole and burst into flames at the bottom of Crightons Hill on the Strzelecki Highway, just outside Leongatha today.
Leongatha Police Leading Senior Constable Peter Barry said they received the call at 9.30am on Friday, March 4 and attended the accident along with the Leongatha Fire Brigade, State Emergency Service and local ambulance officers.
LSC Barry said the woman, in her early 20’s was heading towards Leongatha from the Mirboo North direction and “the car was engulfed in flames after impact with the pole”.
Leongatha Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
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