Mount Martha fatal crash

A man has died following a single vehicle crash in Mount Martha yesterday afternoon.

Investigators believe the car was travelling north along The Esplanade when it left the roadway and struck a power pole about 3.15pm.

The driver, a 60-year-old Chelsea man was treated at the scene but sadly died.

An 8-year-old Frankston girl, who was a passenger in the car, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police will investigate the cause of the crash.

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