Teenage boy fighting for life following crash on Western Ring Rd in Melbourne
A teenage boy is fighting for life following a horrific collision on a major freeway.
Two cars, a Honda sedan and a Great Wall SUV, collided on the Western Ring Rd between Ballarat Rd and Furlong Rd in Melbourne about 11.30pm on Thursday.
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It's understood the Honda had crossed over several lanes before crashing into the Great Wall.
A 17-year-old male passenger inside the Honda was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, while the driver and another passenger ran from the scene.
The occupants inside the Great Wall were not injured.
Two 20-year-old men have since been arrested and taken to hospital under police guard.
Detective Sergeant Mark Amos criticised the two men for their actions in leaving their critically injured friend behind.
'(They) jumped out of the car instead of sticking around to look after their mate they've taken off,' he told Sunrise.
'It buggers me how they think like that, you don't leave your mates behind.'
It's been a horrific week in Victoria for road fatalities, with 13 people dying in road-related accidents since Saturday.
Amos said the sheer numbers of fatal accidents or those resulting in serious injury was 'absolutely ridiculous'.
'If people don't get a grip on this, we're just going to continue to see this,' he said.
'Families are going to get wrecked, people's lives will be destroyed we've got to get on top of it, and it's up to everyone behind the wheel of a car to do that.'
Police are continuing to investigate the crash.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or has any dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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