Tragedy as a woman is killed after a three-car crash in Victoria – with a child and man airlifted to hospital
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A woman has died and two others have been rushed to hospital after a three-car crash in Melbourne.
The three cars collided at the intersection between Queens and Beenak Rd in the city’s northeast shortly before 8am on Tuesday morning.
The female driver of one of the cars died at the scene and has not yet been formally identified.
The male driver of another vehicle was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
A man, woman and child were inside the third vehicle, a Toyota Hilux, which was towing an empty horse float.
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Both adults were rushed to hospital by road while the child was airlifted. They all suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Victoria Police said the Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives will investigate the circumstances of the crash.
Anyone with relevant information or dashcam footage of the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
So far this year, 16 lives have been lost on Victorian roads.
More to come.
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