A child has died and six other children were hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash west of Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services responded to the incident near the Nerowie Road and Parwan-Exford Road intersection in Parwan, approximately 60 kilometers west of the city, shortly before 4 p.m.
Victoria Police confirmed that one school-aged child died at the scene. Of the six injured children, one was in critical condition. Ambulance Victoria dispatched multiple specialist crews, including two Air Ambulance Victoria helicopter crews, two Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance paramedic crews, and five Advanced Life Support paramedic crews.
Four of the injured children were transported to the Royal Children's Hospital, with one airlifted to the facility. Two other children were taken by road ambulance to Western Hospital Sunshine. An adult involved in the crash was transported by road ambulance to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Victoria Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.