By Brendan Rees
A 20-year-old L-Plate driver of Lynbrook was behind the wheel of a Holden Commodore carrying three teenagers which was involved a head-on collision in Berwick on Sunday morning, 3 March.
Eight people were taken to hospital after emergency services were called to the collision on Greaves Road near Domain Drive just before 1am.
It’s believed the Commodore lost control and veered on to the wrong side of the road and hit a Ford sedan travelling east.
The Lynbrook man was taken to hospital with leg injuries.
His passengers, a 16-year -old Cranbourne West boy, a 15-year-old Dandenong North boy and a 15-year-old Narre Warren South boy have also been taken to hospital.
The occupants of the other vehicle, a 41-year-old Clyde North man, 19-year-old Clyde North man, 20-year-old Narre Warren man and an 18-year-old woman from Narre Warren were all taken to hospital.
Police say the exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined.
