A 42-year-old Canberra man has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a woman injured in a vehicle incident.
The Melba woman, 40, was injured in an incident on Alfred Hill Drive, Melba, about 4am on Friday.
She was taken to hospital in a critical condition shortly afterwards, but died overnight.
The matter was reported to police on Friday afternoon and a Monash man was arrested.
The vehicle allegedly involved in the incident was also taken for forensic examination.
A crime scene was declared and streets surrounding the incident were closed for several hours while investigations were carried out.
In addition to manslaughter, the man – who police will allege was in breach of bail – is also expected to be charged with three counts of perverting the course of justice.
He is due to appear at the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday morning.
Police have urged anyone with information abouxjmtzywt the incident or dashcam or CCTV footage of the area that captured any unusual driving behaviour early Friday morning to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
A report is being prepared for the ACT Coroner.
