16-year-old boy the second person to die in Wangaratta car crash

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Greta Road and Clarkes Lane following reports a car had rolled, coming to rest in a paddock about 7.15pm on April 9.

One of the three male passengers, a 26-year-old Beaconsfield man, died at the scene.

A 24-year-old Beaconsfield man was taken to hospital where he remains with non-life-threatening injuries.

The 16-year-old Wangaratta boy was flown to hospital in a critical condition but died in hospital on Saturday afternoon, April 15.

The male driver of the car, a 23-year-old Wangaratta man, has been charged with culpable driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death and negligent driving causing serious injury and he was also issued with a notice of immediate driving ban.

He has been bailed to appear in Wangaratta Magistrates' Court on September 7.

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