A man has died after he was crushed by a garbage truck doing the early morning rounds in Melbourne 's west . Police say the man , a garbage truck driver , was collecting bins in Footscray early on Saturday morning when the truck rolled forward , pinning him between the vehicle and a pole . Paramedics tried to revive the man but he died at the scene . WorkCover are investigating the incident , police said . Police say the man , a garbage truck driver , was collecting bins in Footscray early on Saturday morning when the truck rolled forward and pinned him against a pole . The man died at the scene . Meanwhile another man has died and two others are fighting for their life in hospital after a car apparently packed with six passengers , crashed in Melbourne 's east . The car was travelling in Launching Place late on Friday night when the driver lost control and crashed into trees , causing it to roll over , police said . A male passenger died at the scene , while another man and a woman were taken to The Alfred Hospital with life-threatening injuries . The male driver and two other male passengers were taken to Maroondah Hospital with serious injuries . It 's believed all occupants in the car were aged in their 20s .
A man has died after being crushed by a garbage truck in Melbourne . The man was collecting garbage when the truck rolled and crushed him . Another man has died after the car he was travelling in crashed into trees in Melbourne 's East on Saturday .