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A man has been charged following a collision which killed a mother-of-three in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Yen Nguyen, 53, was driving to work when her van was hit by a food delivery truck at Bulleen about 5.40am Monday. The bakery owner died at the scene. The truck driver, a 28-year-old man from Wollert, has now been charged with dangerous driving causing death and disobeying traffic lights. Police believe the truck driver allegedly ran a red light before slamming into Ngyuyen’s van.
Nguyen’s 63-year-old best friend was in the passenger seat of the van and suffered serious injuries. She remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. A witness pulled the woman from the wreckage and looked after her until paramedics arrived to take her to hospital. The truck driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Nguyen’s daughter Katie Ly described her mother as a “sweet lady”. “ was down to Earth, always happy to help everyone,” she told 7NEWS.
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