A 16-year-old lad has been charged aft a car mounted a footpath successful Melbourne's north-west, hitting and sidesplitting a pedestrian.
The learner operator was allegedly driving connected his ain when it mounted a kerb and crashed into a antheral connected the footpath connected Taylors Road successful Keilor Downs astir 5.40am connected Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Kealba antheral died astatine the scene.
The teen suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
He has since been interviewed by constabulary and was past nighttime charged with dangerous driving causing decease and learner operator unaccompanied.
He was held successful custody overnight and is facing a children's tribunal today.
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