A Ferntree Gully man has died following an alleged hit-run collision in Knoxfield in December according to police.
The man died in hospital following the collision on Ferntree Gully Road at about 7.20am on on 14 December 2023.
It is alleged a white SUV struck a motorbike before the driver left the scene, according to police.
The motorbike rider, a 65-year-old Ferntree Gully man was taken to hospital at the time with serious injuries.
Police said a 28-year-old Narre Warren man was arrested following the incident and was charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury, fail to stop and render assistance as well as unlicensed driving.
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives will now consider whether charges will be upgraded following the death of the man.
For the current provisional lives lost tally please see police.vic.gov.au/road-safety
