Police lay charges after fatal collision in Ivanhoe

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a Fairfield man following a fatal collision which occurred in Ivanhoe this morning.

A female pedestrian was struck by a car on Upper Heidelberg Road about 8am on Saturday 24 December.

Emergency services attended but unfortunately the 75-year-old Ivanhoe woman died at the scene.

The 36-year-old driver has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and has been bailed to appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 28 December.

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