Woman dies in four car pile-up as a female driver fights for life and a third is rushed to hospital with serious injuries after crash involving a truck
- Woman dies in fatal crash outside Melbourne
- Four cars and a truck collided on major highway
- Several others rushed to hospital for treatment
A woman has died in a horror four car pile-up as several others are rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a car collided with a truck on a major freeway.
The vehicles crashed in the west-bound lanes of the Princes Highway at Darnum, in Victoria’s West Gippsland region, at about 8:40am on Monday.
A female passenger, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene while the female driver was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A teenage girl who was a passenger in the rear of the car was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
Four cars and a truck crashed in the west-bound lanes of the Princes Highway at Darnum, in Victoria’s West Gippsland region, at about 8:40am on Monday morning (stock image)
Another woman, the sole driver of a second car, was transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Two women in a third car were assessed at the scene by paramedics while the driver of a fourth car was treated for minor injuries.
Victoria Police and paramedics rushed to the scene of the multi-vehicle crash, about 113km southeast of Melbourne, during peak hour on Monday morning.
The crash occurred near the Bona Vista Road exit.
The truck driver is assisting police with their enquiries.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
