I went past this area on my way home 30mins after it happened, the police had blocked off the road, so I didn't know what had happened.
This is the second time this year a person has been killed crossing Moreland Rd.
A person hit by a car 60km/h has very little chance of survival and no chance of not receiving life altering injuries.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-25/coburg-fatal-hit-and-run/105692208
The police had blocked off Moreland Rd between Fifth Ave and Fourth Ave last night so I guess it happened there. I marked the nearest signalised pedestrian crossing in green and where the police were in red.
From the article, the car was traveling west and "The vehicle is likely to have visible damage to both its front and passenger side." which means the person was on the south side of the road and probably actually in the bike lane.
The ABC article says the person was crossing while "walking a push bike" but I wouldn't be surprised if they were riding west from the Upfield path and had actually stopped in the bike lane to do a right turn in to Glencarin Ave.
I regularly head west on Moreland Rd from the Upfield path and then make a right turn from the bike lane in to Strathhearn.
Because the bike lane isn't protected and it's a fast and busy road I'm often concerned that a driver will slow and signal they're making a right turn and another car behind them will move in to the bike lane to undertake and not see that I'm in the bike lane waiting to make my turn.
The Age has a bit more information from a witness.
"“He wasn’t on his bike at any stage. He was wheeling his bike while screaming along the footpath … he was continually screaming.” Brendan said.
“He stepped out into traffic and got collected. The car didn’t deviate at all. The car was going 50km/h … as any car would on Moreland Road,” he said. “Obviously, it’s crazy that the car didn’t stop or even slow down up the road.”"
"The driver of a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision in Moreland Road on Sunday night remains at large...police believe they have identified the type of vehicle involved in the collision as a white 2016 Audi Q5 SUV."
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https://brunswickvoice.com.au/hit-and-run-driver-remains-at-large/
@jessta
That's really grim. I have ridden down Moreland road, but I avoid it, it's way too fast and dangerous. If I were planning to get to Strathearn Ave from the upfield, I would probably go under Moreland station, along Jessie Street, through John Fawkner car park, to Glencairn and through the laneway or up to Craigrossie. That or cross the rail line at Tinning st and Zig zag up to the ped crossing on Moreland rd and ride along the north footpath.
I wonder how many more deaths they'll need
@ideogram yep, I've done those routes. I also often go further up to Linda St and then come back down.
The route through to Fawkner Hospital car park is something I do rarely because it's awkward to get around the gate and I assume eventually someone is going to get annoyed if too many people are using it
With 2 deaths this year maybe they'll think about lowering the speed limit to 50km/h which won't achieve much but is better than nothing.
But it's a busy through-road without an alternative so the best option is protected bike lanes and more crossings.
Jesse
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