Major Collision Investigation detectives are at the scene of a double fatality on the South Gippsland Highway near Foster, Victoria Police say.
The crash happened at the intersection of O’Grady Ridge Road and the South Gippsland Highway just before 10.30am.
Police believe that the driver of a Toyota Yaris, an 86-year-old Brighton woman, was exiting O’Grady Ridge Road, with the intention of turning right onto the highway, when her vehicle collided with a west-bound Holden sedan.
Her passenger, a 93-year-old Brighton man, died in hospital while the woman died on the way to hospital.
The driver of the Holden sedan, a 71-year-old man, sustained minor injuries in the crash.
Anyone with information or who witnessed the collision is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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