Victoria to consider increasing testing of elderly drivers after out-of-control car kills woman and leaves two in hospital | Victoria
The Victoria government is thinking of increasing tests for elderly drivers after losing control of her car near a 91 -year -old woman’s playground and killing one by hitting three pedestrians.
Acting Prime Minister Ben Carroll said that his thoughts were with his family with his family in Coleman Road in Wantirna South in the east of Melbourne in the afternoon of his thoughts.
The child starting to walk is in a stable situation in the hospital while a man fights for life.
The Victoria police have not yet explained the connection between the three victims, but they are believed to be related.
Carroll said on Friday to journalists, “My heart, like every Victorian period, only this family and what they have experienced and our thoughts are broken with them,” he said.
When the old Victorians were asked whether they needed to prove their suitability for driving, Carroll admitted that this was a valid concern.
“I think it is a valid question to raise around the test about old and people driving. I will work with the Minister of Road Safety.”
“When it comes to ensuring that the Victorians continue to test for their drivers, there are a series of attempts through our general general practitioners around Victoria. But I think this, this tragedy focused on him.”
In 2024, the Royal Australian General Practitioners College called Victoria to present age -based arrangements for drivers in line with other judicial zones such as new South Wales, Queensland, Act, Tazmania and North Region, which required more than 75 drivers to have health control.
While the age in Western Australia is 80, former drivers in South Australia should complete self -assessments.
At that time, the Victoria government rejected the call and argued that the 75 -year -old drivers had to renew their licenses every three years, which could contain various tests.
On Friday morning, the police did not interview the 91 -year -old driver who was treated in the hospital for minor injuries. On Thursday, they said that Toyota Yaris had lost control, wearing a path, passing through a fence and hitting a bank.
Supt Justin Goldsmith said that adults and the child walked in the direction when the car hit them.
“He came from behind,” Goldsmith said to journalists.
“Apparently [lost control] It is about 40 meters or 50 meters without colliding with people walking on the other side of the road. “
The out -of -control car continued 200 meters, hit a street sign and passed through a fence before stopping near a playground.
“Fortunately, no one was hit in the park, Gold said Goldsmith.
The driver had small scratches and was taken to hospital for evaluation and blood test.
Police will look at whether the speed is a contributing factor.
Goldsmith, “This will be subject to the investigation, but the road downhill, so if there is a lack of control to some extent, the car is more likely to speed up when applied more than Coleman Road,” he said.
The accident occurred in the first week of Victoria school holidays and brought the road deaths of the state to 14 in the last seven days.
“We are facing a terrible moon for road trauma, Gold said Goldsmith.
In recent years, the state has seen a number of fatal accidents with non -control vehicles.
In November, a deputy teacher was killed and a three -year -old child was injured when he was torn apart from the door of a kindergarten in a kindergarten in the regional town of Riddells Creek, about 57 km north of Melbourne.
Two weeks ago, a 11 -year -old child was killed and four students were injured when he fell from a fence at Auburn Southern Primary School in the east of Melbourne.
In November 2023, when a diabetic driver passed behind the steering wheel and hit the bosses sitting outside the Royal Daylesford Hotel, five people were killed and six were injured.
The driver was accused, but after he found that there was not enough evidence to support a peace judge, the allegations emerged.
