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Fatal motorcycle accident on Victoria Western Highway

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A fatal motorcycle accident occurred on Victoria’s Western Highway near Trawalla when 71-year-old Peter Mason struck a pothole. The incident caused significant community anger regarding the highway’s condition, with motorists reporting that previous repair attempts in the area had been unsuccessful. In response to the crash and subsequent criticism of road infrastructure, Victorian Premier Ben Carroll confirmed that the specific pothole has been repaired. The incident follows a report from the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office indicating that nearly half of the state’s government-managed roads are in poor or very poor condition. While the government has implemented a $352 million funding injection with a target to repair 500,000 potholes by late January, specific data on statewide repair progress was not provided. The family of the deceased, who was also the president of the Eureka Social Riders, has since released a statement regarding the ‘sudden and devastating loss.’ While acknowledging that the death has sparked public debate regarding road maintenance and government records, the family requested that the tragedy not be used to ‘further political agendas.’ They expressed hope that investigative processes might identify changes to prevent similar accidents, but emphasized that such matters should be handled by the proper authorities.

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