Woman dead, two children among five hospitalised in Moolap crash
A woman is dead and a five more have been taken to hospital, including two children, after a major collision on the Bellarine Hwy.
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A woman is dead and five people - including two children - have been taken to hospital after a major collision on the Bellarine Hwy.
It’s understood a Toyota Corolla and a white Mazda CX9 collided at the Bellarine Hwy, near the intersection of Whitehorse Road, about 12.25pm on Saturday.
A Victoria police spokeswoman said Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives were investigating the fatal collision.
“A female passenger of the Toyota Corolla, who is yet to be formally identified, was worked on by emergency services but died at the scene,” she said.
“Another female passenger of the Toyota was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.”
She said the female driver of the Toyota was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
“The female driver of the Mazda CX9 and two children who were passengers in the vehicle were all taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,” the spokeswoman said.
Police said the exact circumstances of the collision were yet to be determined and investigations remained ongoing, with anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Traffic was banked up in the area for two hours following the crash, with Whitehorse Rd towards Ocean Grove, and Bellarine Hwy both closed between Leopold and Moolap.
More to come.
Originally published as Woman dead, two children among five hospitalised in Moolap crash
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