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Learner Driver Charged After Fatal Crash Near Melbourne Comic-Con

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A learner driver faces criminal charges after a Toyota sedan mounted a kerb near Melbourne's Supanova Comic Con and Gaming event in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia. The crash killed a 20-year-old man and seriously injured a second man of the same age. The incident occurred shortly before 5:00 p.m. on a Saturday. No court, docket number, or charging instrument is identified in the source material. The case appears to be in early criminal proceedings in Victoria, Australia.

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Learner driver charged after fatal crash outside Australian Comic - Con event

Media Coverage · April 19, 2026

A learner driver faces criminal charges after a Toyota sedan mounted a curb near Melbourne's Supanova Comic Con & Gaming event in Ascot Vale, killing a 20-year-old man and seriously injuring another of the same age. Police allege the car struck the two men as they left the convention shortly before 5pm Saturday. A third pedestrian in the group was not hit.

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Key Issues

  • • Criminal charges against learner driver for fatal pedestrian crash
  • • Cause and manner of vehicle leaving roadway
  • • Victim liability and pedestrian safety at public event
  • • Applicable Victorian road and criminal law
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Learner driver charged after fatal crash outside Australian Comic-Con event Twenty-year-old man dies while another man of same age is seriously injured and hospitalised - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments A learner driver has been charged after a car struck pedestrians outside an Australian comic con event, killing one man and seriously injuring another. Police allege a Toyota sedan mounted the kerb near Melbourne’s Supanova Comic Con & Gaming event in Ascot Vale shortly before 5pm on Saturday a

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Media Coverage April 19, 2026

Learner driver charged after fatal crash outside Australian Comic - Con event

A learner driver faces criminal charges after a Toyota sedan mounted a curb near Melbourne's Supanova Comic Con & Gaming event in Ascot Vale, killing a 20-year-old man and seriously injuring another of the same age. Police allege the car struck the two men as they left the convention shortly before 5pm Saturday. A third pedestrian in the group was not hit.

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