Surprising second soldier is killed when explosive vest he was sporting DETONATES as he drove away from his ex-partner's residence
A former soldier has died after the explosive vest he was sporting detonated, sending a Melbourne avenue into lockdown for greater than 12 hours.
Police had been referred to as to a quiet cul-de-sac in Hallam within the metropolis's south-east shortly earlier than noon on Saturday morning following experiences of a crash.
It is understood the person was driving alongside Younger Highway when he hit a velocity bump which set off the do-it-yourself explosive vest.
The automobile continued travelling down the street for a number of hundred metres earlier than it crashed right into a parked car on the nook of Homewood Boulevard.
Police discovered the physique of a Dandenong man, 43, contained in the automobile.
It is understood the previous soldier had been on the residence of his ex-partner shortly earlier than the incident, 7 Information reported.
Police blocked off the road for 12 hours.
'Members attended as a result of explosive objects situated contained in the car and it took a substantial period of time for the Bomb Response Unit to render these things secure,' a police spokesperson stated.
'The circumstances surrounding (the person's) loss of life are below investigation by the Arson and Explosives Squad.'
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