A man has died and another has been injured after their car rolled and crashed off the Calder Highway near Mildura on Monday morning.
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Police believe the man was travelling towards Melbourne when his car left the road at about 8.30am on the highway near Carwarp, about 40km south of Mildura.
Two men – yet to be identified – were in the car.
The driver died at the scene and his passenger was taken to hospital by road ambulance. No other cars were involved.
The exact circumstances of the collision are being investigated.
Police warned that the Calder Highway at both ends would be closed for several hours.
The driver's death takes the state's road toll to 146 – 20 more lives lost than at the same time last year.
Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
In a separate incident, traffic is backed up on the Princes Highway after a truck collision near Cardinia Road in Officer.
The incident has closed the road in both directions.
Currently filming a serious accident at Officer - semi trailer v truck- Princes Fwy blocked @7NewsMelbourne pic.twitter.com/kq9AGYERBN— Shayne Whiteley (@7newspilot) June 27, 2016
Emergency services are at the scene.
With Nicholas Li