Brief pursuit before fatal Vic crash A GUN has been found in the car of a driver killed when he lost control on a Victorian freeway. Police say they briefly pursued the car before it ploughed into a tree off the Hume Freeway in Seymour, north of Melbourne, just after 1pm (AEST) on Friday. The man, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, died at the scene. Assistant Commissioner Graeme Arthur said police pursued the car for about a minute before the crash. "It took up position behind the car in order to try and intercept it," he told reporters at the scene. The driver of that vehicle actually increased his speed and so police terminated the pursuit at that point. He said a witness found a gun in the man's car and handed it to police. The crash takes the state's road toll to 149, compared to 169 this time last year.