Truck driver charged following fatal collision in Bendigo

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision in Bendigo last year.

Emergency services were called to reports a truck had collided with a pedestrian on High Street just after 8.30am on 10 October 2025.

The pedestrian, a 15-year-old boy, died at the scene.

The truck driver, a 36-year-old Sebastian man, was not injured.

He has been charged with dangerous driving causing death, driving manner dangerous, careless driving and failing to give way at a pedestrian crossing.

He was bailed to appear at Bendigo Magistrates’ Court on 11 November.

For the current provisional lives lost tally please see - https://www.police.vic.gov.au/road-safety

John McLaughlan

Media Unit

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