Man in court over fatal Melbourne crash

A 45-year-old man is due to face Melbourne Magistrates' Court after a 10-year-old boy was fatally struck by a van as he crossed a road.

A man has been charged with dangerous driving causing death over a crash that killed a 10-year-old Melbourne boy.

Jack Power was walking across a pedestrian crossing on Springfield Road at Blackburn North with his sister and her friend on August 18 when he was hit by a Toyota Hiace van.

He died in hospital on August 21.

A 45-year-old Blackburn man has been charged with one count of dangerous driving causing death. He was released on bail to face Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.


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