Motorcyclist killed in Melbourne crash

A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a sedan in Melbourne's western suburbs late on Saturday night.

A Melbourne motorcyclist has died after he collided with a car in the city's west.

The Maribyrnong man, aged in his 30s, collided with a Ford Falcon as the sedan turned into Bunbury Street at Footscray late on Saturday night.

He died at the scene.

Police say the Ford driver, a 36-year-old Wyndham Vale man, is assisting with their inquiries.

The man is the third person to die on Victorian roads during the holiday period.

The national road toll period runs from midnight December 23, 2013 until midnight January 3, 2014, local times, in line with the Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Board.


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