Motorcyclist dies in Pakenham Upper collision

Cardinia Highway Patrol members are investigating following a fatal collision at Pakenham Upper earlier this morning, Victoria Police say.

The collision occurred on Pakenham Road just before 10am.

It’s understood a motorcyclist travelling north, approaching a left hand bend, lost control of his bike and fell to the roadway.

The motorcycle and the rider slid across the road onto the south-bound lane where he was struck by a Ford 4x4.

The 45-year-old Narre Warren man died at the scene.

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

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