Detectives have charged a man following a fatal collision, which claimed the life of a 71-year-old woman on Thursday.
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Detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit on Friday charged a 32-year-old Mount Pleasant man with a total of eleven offences.
The charges include culpable driving, dangerous driving causing death, negligently causing serious injury, dangerous driving causing serious injury, reckless conduct endangering life and reckless conduct endangering serious injury.
He was also charged with driving whilst disqualified and using an unregistered motor vehicle.
Further charges include handling stolen goods, possessing a firearm as a prohibited person and using cannabis.
The charges follow a collision on Learmonth Street, near Arthur Street.
The man had been driving a black Holden Commodore sedan with multiple passengers when he allegedly collided with a grey Mazda sedan about 11.50am.
All emergency services, including police, firefighters and paramedics, rushed to the scene.
Emergency services worked on the driver and sole occupant of the Mazda, a 71-year-old Alfredton woman, for about an hour.
While an air ambulance arrived near the scene, the woman sadly died before she could be transported.
The 32-year-old man was taken to hospital with minor injuries while his passengers - two 22-year-old women and a one-year-old baby - were also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The man was remanded in custody and will appear before the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Monday May, 24.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
