Moolap crash: Woman dead and five hospitalised after two-car collision on Bellarine Highway, Victoria
A woman has died and five others have been rushed to hospital after a horrific crash on a busy road in Victoria.
A brown Toyota Corolla and a white Mazda CX9 were travelling along Bellarine Highway in Moolap, in Geelong's south eastern outskirts, when they collided about 12.25pm on Saturday.
Three women were travelling in the Toyota, with one of the passengers dying at the scene while the other was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.
The driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The female driver of the Mazda CX9 and two child passengers escaped with non-life threatening injuries and were also taken to hospital for treatment.
Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage is urged to contact police.
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