Posted Tue 8 Sep 2026 at 6:12pmTue 8 Sep 2026 at 6:12pm, updated Tue 8 Sep 2026 at 9:12pmTue 8 Sep 2026 at 9:12pm
A child has died and six others have been taken to hospital after the crash at Parwan. (ABC News)
In short:
A child has died in a single-vehicle rollover west of Melbourne, while six others have been taken to hospital with injuries.
One of those children had critical injuries and was flown to the Royal Children's Hospital.
What's next?
Police are investigating the crash.
A school-aged child has died and six others have been taken to hospital with injuries after a single-vehicle rollover on a regional roadin Parwan, west of Melbourne, this afternoon.
One child was flown to the Royal Children's Hospital in a critical condition.
Emergency services received reports of a crash near the Nerowie and Parwan-Exford road intersections, south-west of Melton, just before 4pm.
Victorian Police said one child died at the scene while six others were injured.
"Despite CPR being performed, one school-aged child died at the scene," a spokesperson said.
"A second child was airlifted with critical injuries. Five more children were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
"One woman was taken to hospital for observation."
Ambulance Victoria said several children had been taken to the Royal Children's Hospital, including the one who was flown by helicopter.
A Western Health spokesperson said three children were being treated at Sunshine Hospital and all were in a stable condition.
An adult was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Ambulance Victoria said many of its specialist crews responded to the incident.
A child has been flown to hospital with critical injuries after a fatal car crash west of Melbourne. (ABC News)
"Two specialist Air Ambulance Victoria helicopter crews, two Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance paramedic crews and seven Advanced Life Support paramedic crews assessed eight people at the scene," an ambulance spokesperson said.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
