Princes Freeway, Darnum: Woman dies in horror four car pile-up after vehicle collides with a truck
Woman killed in four-car collision as a female driver fights for life and a third is rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a truck accident
- Woman dies in fatal accident outside Melbourne
- Four cars and a truck collided on the highway
- Several others were taken to hospital for treatment
A woman has died in a four-car collision, while several others are taken to hospital with serious injuries after a car collided with a truck on a major highway.
The vehicles crashed into the westbound lanes of the Princes Highway near Darnum, in Victoria’s West Gippsland region, at about 8:40 a.m. Monday.
One of the cars was carrying three people. A female passenger in the front seat, who has yet to be formally identified, sadly died at the scene.
The female driver was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries, while a teenage girl was also rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
Another woman, the sole driver of a second car, was taken to hospital after sustaining non-life-threatening injuries in the multi-vehicle accident.
Two women in a third car were checked at the scene by paramedics, while the driver of a fourth car was treated for minor injuries.
Four cars and a lorry crashed into the westbound lanes of the Princes Highway near Darnum, in Victoria’s West Gippsland region, at about 8:40 a.m. Monday
Police, firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene of the multi-vehicle accident about 70 miles south-east of Melbourne during rush hour on Monday morning.
Police, firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene of the fatal accident about 70 miles south-east of Melbourne during rush hour on Monday morning.
The accident happened near the Bona Vista Road exit on Princes Highway.
The truck driver assists the police in their investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.