Overview
- A crash on the McIvor Highway at Heathcote involved a truck and a car and left the two people in the car dead.
- The male driver of the truck was not injured and remained at the scene while emergency services attended.
- Police closed the Northern and McIvor highways intersection for several hours and set detours via Knowsley during their on‑scene work.
- Victoria Police have appealed for motorists’ dashcam footage and witness information and asked people to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online.
- The collision follows a recent truck‑involved fatal crash at Tooborac and raises Victoria’s 2026 road toll to 129 deaths, a figure the coverage says is 24 fewer than at the same point last year.