Two Victorians, one South Australian killed in horror multi-vehicle crash with trucks, cars on Western Highway near Ararat

Two Victorians — a Lyndhurst man, 49, and a Clyde North woman, 24 — as well as a 65-year-old South Australian man were the casualties of a five-vehicle crash near Ararat.

Two Victorians and a South Australian were killed in the crash near Ararat. Picture: 9News

Two Victorians and a South Australian were killed in a multi-vehicle accident that shut down the Western Highway northwest of Ararat Wednesday.

A B-Double, two light trucks and two cars were all involved in the accident which occurred near the town of Armstrong, located between Ararat and Stawell at around 12.30pm.

Two occupants of an Isuzu van, a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst and 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North, died at the scene along with a 65-year-old South Australian male driver of a Toyota Kluger.

A 63-year-old Horsham man behind the wheel of the semi-trailer, and the driver of a Volvo XC40, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

While a 52-year-old Corio man driving an Isuzu small truck was taken to hospital as a precaution.

A B-double, two light trucks and two cars were all involved in the accident. Picture: 9News

Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham of the Major Collision Investigation Unit said the scene of the crime was a devastating sight on Wednesday evening.

“It’s absolute carnage down there,” he said.

Investigations continue into the crash with the circumstance surrounding the accident yet to be determined.

Locals swiftly took to social media after reports of the crash began to surface slamming the poor state of the highway, with many saying they weren’t surprised.

“Bloody Western Hwy just waits every day for another accident,” one wrote.

“Why do vehicles have to be roadworthy and not the roads can anyone tell me that please?” and “this bloody road was meant to have been duplicated right through to Stawell by the end of 2022” were others.