Driver mistakenly declared dead

Victoria : Seychelles | Apr 01, 2012 at 3:46 PM PDT

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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01 An investigation is underway after a man was declared dead following a car accident in Bacchus Marsh, north-west of Melbourne, but was later found to be alive. The driver, a 30-year-old man from the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, was trapped for several hours after the crash on the Western Highway... FULL ARTICLE AT Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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