Horror six hours on state’s roads

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Three people are dead after a horror night on Victorian roads. Picture: NewsWire / David Crosling

It’s been a horror night on Victorian roads with three people dying in two accidents.

The driver of a car died in an accident at Strathtulloh on Melbourne’s outskirts late on Saturday night.

Emergency services raced to the scene just after 11.30pm after a car crashed into a fence on Alfred Road.

The driver, who was the sole occupant of the car, died at the scene, with the cause of the crash to be investigated.

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Police are investigating two fatal crashes on Victorian roads on Saturday night. Picture: NewsWire/Brendan Beckett.

In a separate incident, two people died and another is fighting for their life after a crash at Mooroopna North, just outside of Shepparton.

The car struck a pole on Ardmona Road just after 6pm.

Two of the people in the car died after the scene while a third was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.

The cause of the crash is also being investigated.