Woman charged over fatal car crash

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By Olivia Condous

A woman has been charged following a fatal car crash in Diggers Rest last year.

The 23-year-old Sydenham woman was charged with one count of culpable driving causing the death of a 22-year-old Hillside woman.

The charge relates to a crash that occurred on Plumpton Road on September 25, where it appeared the driver lost control and crashed into a power pole.

The Hillside woman was the passenger in the vehicle and died at the scene.

The charged woman will appear before Melbourne Magistrates Court on July 11.