Mum is killed and five others injured in Mother’s Day crash

A mother has been killed in a two-car smash-up which also left several others seriously injured in Victoria’s Gippsland region. 

The two vehicles collided at the intersection of North Canal Road and Willow Grove Road, Trafalgar, on Mother’s Day, about 5.55pm.

It is believed one of the cars did not stop at a stop sign before it crashed with the other in the middle of the intersection. 

One of the vehicles, carrying a 49-year-old woman, a 52-year-old male driver, a 19-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, careered off the road and tumbled down an embankment after the collision.

Emergency responders declared the woman dead at the scene.

The other occupants sustained serious injuries and were rushed to hospital. 

The driver of the second vehicle, a 60-year-old man, sustained minor injuries. 

His passenger, a 58-year-old woman, was transported to hospital with serious injuries. 

Investigations into the incident are ongoing.