- Passenger killed in accident
- Child left fighting for life
Three passengers have been seriously injured and one killed after a car crashed into a tree near Echuca before bursting into flames.
Police believe a vehicle traveling along the Murray Valley Highway near Echuca left the road and crashed into a tree near Mt Terrick Road just after 12.30pm on Sunday.
There were three people in the car, which caught fire shortly after the crash.
One passenger died on the spot.
Three passengers were seriously injured and one killed after a car crashed into a tree near Echuca before bursting into flames (stock image)
A child was flown to hospital in critical condition.
The driver was flown to hospital with serious injuries.
The exact circumstances surrounding the crash are yet to be established at this stage and detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit will be investigating.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
There have been seven deaths on Victorian roads in the past two weeks.