Man accused of fatal Vic crash gets bail

A truck driver accused of running a stop sign and causing a crash that killed four members of the same family has been granted bail, with a Victorian magistrate saying police fears he will flee the country are fanciful.

Police say they are concerned Indian national Jobandeep Gill will attempt to leave Australia in a similar way to Puneet Puneet, who fled to India in 2009 while awaiting sentence for a drunken crash that killed a man and seriously injured another.

Acting Detective Sergeant Rodney Collins said Gill could try to leave Australia on his brother's passport.

"It has taken us five years to find him (Puneet) and it's been an extremely lengthy and difficult process," Det Sgt Collins told the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday.

"Passport control when you leave Australia doesn't seem to be that rigorous."

But Chief Magistrate Peter Lauritsen granted Gill bail, saying there was no evidence the 27-year-old was a flight risk.

"It's really an argument based on Mr Gill's nationality and his ability to travel to India," he said.

"The assertion of flight risk is bordering on fanciful."

Stephen Beckett, 37, his wife Jade, 33, and two of their three children Ella, six, and William, two, were killed when their sedan hit a truck at Catani last Friday.

Their nine-year-old son Sam survived the crash and was taken to the Royal Childrens Hospital with moderate injuries.

Det Sgt Collins said Gill, of Noble Park, had earlier lost the maximum 12 demerit points but had been granted an option notice, which allowed him to keep his licence for the following year.

He said Gill ran a stop sign before the Becketts' car hit his truck, with the two vehicles rolling and catching fire 35 metres from the point of collision.

Gill told police at the scene that he stopped at the stop sign but his gearbox jammed and he was propelled forward, Det Sgt Collins said.

But Det Sgt Collins called the explanation "extremely implausible", and said the stop sign was clearly visible and driving conditions were excellent.

He said police would examine mobile phone records to see whether Gill was distracted at the time of the crash.

Mr Lauritsen adjourned the case for a committal mention on June 12.

He granted bail on the condition that Gill not drive, and accepted the offer of a $15,000 surety from Gill's wife, a fellow truck driver and a family friend.