A 33-year-old woman has died after her car crashed into a tree south of Colac about 5.30pm on Tuesday evening, March 19.
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The car hit the tree on the Timboon-Colac Road at Irrewillipe.
The 33-year-old Irrewillipe woman and sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam/CCTV footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
Police will prepare a report for the state coroner.
It's the third fatal crash in the Colac district this month.
Victoria Police major collision investigation unit detectives charged a 31-year-old Mount Duneed man following a fatal collision which killed a Deans Marsh woman near Winchelsea on March 9.
Deans Marsh mother Kylie Doak who was killed.
And a truck driver died after a collision with a car towing a caravan near Deans Marsh on March 5.
Police said the truck attempted to overtake the car on Deans Marsh-Lorne Road, Deans Marsh, just after 2pm before colliding with the caravan and crashing into a tree.
The truck driver, a 53-year-old man from Curlewis, died at the scene.
Three people inside the car were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Deans Marsh is just north of Lorne.
There have been no fatal collisions in the south-west this year, down on five at the same time last year.
Statewide there have been 59 deaths this year, a drop from 71 at the same time last year.
