Pedestrian dies after colliding with truck on Hume Freeway in Wangaratta South

Police are investigating a fatal collision between a truck and a pedestrian in Wangaratta South, in north-east Victoria.

Emergency services were called to the incident on the Hume Freeway about 2:40pm on Saturday.

The pedestrian, who died at the scene, has not been formally identified.

Police said the driver of the truck stopped at the scene and that the circumstances surrounding the collision were still being investigated. 

So far, 241 lives have been lost on Victoria’s roads this year, a jump from 208 at the same time last year.