A man has been arrested after a body was found on the side of the road following a suspected hit-and-run.
A motorist made the grim discovery on Waterloo Road at Trafalgar, in Victoria’s south-east, at about 10.30am on Sunday.
Police are yet to identify the man found dead, however he is understood to be in his 60s.
A 43-year-old man from Fumina South handed himself in on Tuesday night and is assisting police with their enquiries.
Victoria Police strongly suspect that a vehicle is involved in the death of the unidentified man after investigators found bits of indicator lights at the scene.
Fragments of glass and and plastic were also strewn several metres along the road.
Detective Sergeant Peter Romanis said the man was not wearing any shoes and police believe he may have been homeless.
‘It may be indicative that he might have been sleeping rough, but until we identify who he is, we’re working on a number of different avenues of inquiry,’ he said.
Victoria Police are yet to identify a man, who allegedly died from a hit-and-run incident on Waterloo Road, in Trafalgar, in Victoria’s south-east (pictured)
Police discovered indicator lights and also found fragments of plastic and glass strewn for several meters along the road (pictured police at the scene)
The man was also wearing a black tracksuit top, a white chequered shirt and black track pants with two white stripes down the sides.
He was last seen alive at 7.10pm on Saturday.
Police previously released CCTV footage of a white delivery truck they believe could assist them with their inquiries.
The truck was last seen travelling east on Waterloo Road at about 7.10pm on Saturday.
Victoria Police have urged anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
