Community rallies around family involved in fatal Melbourne freeway crash

The community has rallied around the family involved in a horror Melbourne freeway crash that claimed the life of a two-year-old girl.

The community has rallied behind a family involved in a horror crash in outer Melbourne last week that killed a two-year-old girl.

The multi-vehicle crash unfolded at Diggers Rest on December 6 when a semi-trailer carrying grain rolled over multiple cars near the Bulla Rd overpass.

Dashcam footage that surfaced last week showed a car swerve into another lane seconds before the truck slammed into multiple cars.

A two-year-old Caulfield South girl, who was in the rear seat of a car carrying a young family of four, died at the scene.

The community has rallied behind a family involved in a horror crash in outer Melbourne Picture: David Geraghty

The girl’s 37-year-old mother is in intensive care in a serious but stable condition, while her father is understood to be stable.

Her one-year-old sibling and a 62-year-old man in a separate car were both discharged from hospital.

Major collision detectives are investigating.

The truck driver was questioned by police for five hours before being released following the incident on Melbourne’s Calder Freeway.

The company he works for, Hendy Transport, will also be investigated.

The community has rallied behind the family, with a GoFundMe page set up to support them raising $5490 in funds.

Originally published as Community rallies around family involved in fatal Melbourne freeway crash