A 69-year-old garbage truck driver has died in hospital after an early-morning crash between two trucks in a small town west of Melbourne on Monday.
Police said thick fog was hampering visibility as two garbage trucks travelled west along Mt Wallace-Ballark Road at Mount Wallace, near Bacchus Marsh, about 5:30am.
One of the drivers was teaching the other driver the route when the two trucks crashed, resulting in injuries that left the 69-year-old Melton South man in a critical condition.
The man was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital on Monday with life-threatening injuries and died in hospital on Wednesday evening.
The second driver, a 56-year-old Melton West man, was not injured in the crash.
Moorabool Shire said the man was an employee of a waste contractor engaged by the council.
"Moorabool Shire councillors and staff extend their deepest condolences to the family and friends of a truck driver who has sadly passed away in hospital following a recent waste vehicle collision," a spokesperson said.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash and preparing a report for the coroner.
WorkSafe is also investigating the cause of the collision.
