Overview

• Police say the pair stopped near Craigieburn about 7:30pm after hitting a kangaroo before they were struck by another vehicle.
• A 30-year-old woman from Beveridge died at the scene, and a 30-year-old from Thomastown was airlifted to hospital and died shortly after.
• The driver who hit the women remained at the scene and is assisting investigators, who believe he saw their car only at the last moment and swerved before the impact.
• Road Policing Assistant Commissioner Glenn Weir called it "inherently dangerous" to exit vehicles to assist wildlife, particularly at night and in drizzly conditions.
• Victoria’s road death toll stands at 205 for the year, with nine fatalities in four days, and the state’s parliamentary inquiry into wildlife road strikes is examining trauma cases and driver education.