Source : Perth Now news
Two people have died and a young girl has been critically injured in a crash in country Victoria at the end of the long weekend.
The fatal three vehicle crash happened early Sunday night near Ledcourt, 200km northwest of Melbourne in the Northern Grampians area.
Detective Acting Sergeant Leigh Miller told reporters one vehicle hit the side of a truck and then struck another car.
“Sadly two people in the third vehicle are both deceased,” he said.
“The car has collided into the side of a truck and then collided with a third vehicle, being another car.
“It’s the holiday period. It was getting late in the afternoon, traffic was really busy, people were heading home.”
Four people were in the first car, including a young girl who was critically injured, Sergeant Miller said.
Images from the scene show a ute with a hard canopy has been badly damaged, after rolling and coming to rest on its roof with the front wheels pointing sideways. Much of the engine bay crumpled.
The front of another vehicle has similarly been badly damaged, and the roof appears to have been cut open by emergency services.
The crash happened about 6.45pm Sunday on the Western Highway, at the end of Victoria’s long weekend.
Three people in one of the cars suffered non life-threatening injuries, and the truck driver was uninjured and stopped at the scene.
“At this stage we don’t know why the collision has occurred but what we will be investigating is whether fatigue or distraction, whether speed is involved,” Sergeant Miller said.
“We want to make sure that everyone gets home safely … Two people aren’t going home and it’s a sad and tragic event.”
Police want anyone with dashcam footage from the highway near Mount Drummond Road to come forward.
