A CYCLIST was seriously injured after being struck by a car on Ferntree Gully Road this month.

The 62-year-old rider and a Ford Laser driven by a 19-year-old were involved in the collision at 6.15am on November 9 near the Monash Freeway on-ramp.

The rider was taken to the Alfred Hospital and is in a critical condition. Information to Crime Stoppers on 1800333000.

PEDESTRIAN KILLED

A MIDDLE-aged woman was killed while crossing Centre Road in Clayton South last Thursday.

The pedestrian was struck at 2.45pm near Frank Avenue - an area without traffic lights - and died at the scene.

The driver of the involved vehicle stopped to give assistance.

Information to Crime Stoppers on 1800333000.

FACTORY ALERT

FACTORY managements have been warned by police to securely store copper after two men were charged with conspiracy of theft at Wilson's Transformers site, Springvale Road, this month. The pair from Dandenong and Noble Park were also charged with unlawfully being on the premises on November 11.

Detective Senior Constable Brigette De Chirico said copper was targeted by a number of different people, not just one group of offenders.

"As the price of copper goes up, just as when the price of petrol goes up, people try to steal them."