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The Advertiser
29-05-2025
- The Advertiser
'Absolute carnage': multiple trucks, cars in fatal crash on regional highway
Police have disclosed the ages of three people who died in a horrific crash involving multiple cars and trucks on a regional highway. Emergency services were called to Armstrong, a small town in western Victoria, at 12.30pm on May 28 following reports of a fatal multi-vehicle collision. A B-double truck and four other vehicles crashed on the Western Highway, near the intersection of Thomas Road, Victoria Police said. On May 29, police said the two people in an Isuzu van - a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst and a 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North - were two of the victims pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of a Toyota Kluger, a 65-year-old South Australian man, also could not be saved, Victoria Police said. The driver of the semi-trailer, a 63-year-old Horsham man, and the driver of a Volvo XC40, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver of an Isuzu small truck, a 52-year-old Corio man, was taken to hospital as a precaution. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as "absolute carnage" in a press conference on May 28. "At approximately 12.30pm today, we've got two cars heading eastbound on the Western Highway outside Armstrong," Senior Sergeant Lineham said. "The rear-most car of those two has struck the first car, forcing them to cross to the opposite side of the road," he said. "At the same time, we've got a Kluger heading westbound, followed by a semi-trailer. "Unfortunately, that first car that crossed the road was hit by the Kluger and the semi-trailer went over both cars at that stage. "As a result of the collision, we've got three deceased people. It's absolute carnage down there. We've got a vehicle, we've got a truck, a B double on its side. "We've got multiple cars involved in there, and we're now sorting through as to exactly what happened. "In the lead up to our King's birthday long weekend, we just implore drivers to pay attention to the roads. If you want to have a drink, don't drive. Don't be distracted and take your time to get to your destination." There have been 127 lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2025. This figure is higher than in 2024, with an additional 14 deaths compared to the same time in the previous year. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at Police have disclosed the ages of three people who died in a horrific crash involving multiple cars and trucks on a regional highway. Emergency services were called to Armstrong, a small town in western Victoria, at 12.30pm on May 28 following reports of a fatal multi-vehicle collision. A B-double truck and four other vehicles crashed on the Western Highway, near the intersection of Thomas Road, Victoria Police said. On May 29, police said the two people in an Isuzu van - a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst and a 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North - were two of the victims pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of a Toyota Kluger, a 65-year-old South Australian man, also could not be saved, Victoria Police said. The driver of the semi-trailer, a 63-year-old Horsham man, and the driver of a Volvo XC40, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver of an Isuzu small truck, a 52-year-old Corio man, was taken to hospital as a precaution. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as "absolute carnage" in a press conference on May 28. "At approximately 12.30pm today, we've got two cars heading eastbound on the Western Highway outside Armstrong," Senior Sergeant Lineham said. "The rear-most car of those two has struck the first car, forcing them to cross to the opposite side of the road," he said. "At the same time, we've got a Kluger heading westbound, followed by a semi-trailer. "Unfortunately, that first car that crossed the road was hit by the Kluger and the semi-trailer went over both cars at that stage. "As a result of the collision, we've got three deceased people. It's absolute carnage down there. We've got a vehicle, we've got a truck, a B double on its side. "We've got multiple cars involved in there, and we're now sorting through as to exactly what happened. "In the lead up to our King's birthday long weekend, we just implore drivers to pay attention to the roads. If you want to have a drink, don't drive. Don't be distracted and take your time to get to your destination." There have been 127 lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2025. This figure is higher than in 2024, with an additional 14 deaths compared to the same time in the previous year. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at Police have disclosed the ages of three people who died in a horrific crash involving multiple cars and trucks on a regional highway. Emergency services were called to Armstrong, a small town in western Victoria, at 12.30pm on May 28 following reports of a fatal multi-vehicle collision. A B-double truck and four other vehicles crashed on the Western Highway, near the intersection of Thomas Road, Victoria Police said. On May 29, police said the two people in an Isuzu van - a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst and a 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North - were two of the victims pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of a Toyota Kluger, a 65-year-old South Australian man, also could not be saved, Victoria Police said. The driver of the semi-trailer, a 63-year-old Horsham man, and the driver of a Volvo XC40, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver of an Isuzu small truck, a 52-year-old Corio man, was taken to hospital as a precaution. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as "absolute carnage" in a press conference on May 28. "At approximately 12.30pm today, we've got two cars heading eastbound on the Western Highway outside Armstrong," Senior Sergeant Lineham said. "The rear-most car of those two has struck the first car, forcing them to cross to the opposite side of the road," he said. "At the same time, we've got a Kluger heading westbound, followed by a semi-trailer. "Unfortunately, that first car that crossed the road was hit by the Kluger and the semi-trailer went over both cars at that stage. "As a result of the collision, we've got three deceased people. It's absolute carnage down there. We've got a vehicle, we've got a truck, a B double on its side. "We've got multiple cars involved in there, and we're now sorting through as to exactly what happened. "In the lead up to our King's birthday long weekend, we just implore drivers to pay attention to the roads. If you want to have a drink, don't drive. Don't be distracted and take your time to get to your destination." There have been 127 lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2025. This figure is higher than in 2024, with an additional 14 deaths compared to the same time in the previous year. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at Police have disclosed the ages of three people who died in a horrific crash involving multiple cars and trucks on a regional highway. Emergency services were called to Armstrong, a small town in western Victoria, at 12.30pm on May 28 following reports of a fatal multi-vehicle collision. A B-double truck and four other vehicles crashed on the Western Highway, near the intersection of Thomas Road, Victoria Police said. On May 29, police said the two people in an Isuzu van - a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst and a 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North - were two of the victims pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of a Toyota Kluger, a 65-year-old South Australian man, also could not be saved, Victoria Police said. The driver of the semi-trailer, a 63-year-old Horsham man, and the driver of a Volvo XC40, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The driver of an Isuzu small truck, a 52-year-old Corio man, was taken to hospital as a precaution. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as "absolute carnage" in a press conference on May 28. "At approximately 12.30pm today, we've got two cars heading eastbound on the Western Highway outside Armstrong," Senior Sergeant Lineham said. "The rear-most car of those two has struck the first car, forcing them to cross to the opposite side of the road," he said. "At the same time, we've got a Kluger heading westbound, followed by a semi-trailer. "Unfortunately, that first car that crossed the road was hit by the Kluger and the semi-trailer went over both cars at that stage. "As a result of the collision, we've got three deceased people. It's absolute carnage down there. We've got a vehicle, we've got a truck, a B double on its side. "We've got multiple cars involved in there, and we're now sorting through as to exactly what happened. "In the lead up to our King's birthday long weekend, we just implore drivers to pay attention to the roads. If you want to have a drink, don't drive. Don't be distracted and take your time to get to your destination." There have been 127 lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2025. This figure is higher than in 2024, with an additional 14 deaths compared to the same time in the previous year. Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at
Perth Now
28-05-2025
- Perth Now
‘Carnage': Three dead in horror highway crash
Three people have been killed in a horrifying crash between five vehicles on a Victorian country highway. Police say two cars, a B-double and two smaller trucks collided on the Western Highway, near the town of Armstrong, about 12.30pm on Wednesday. Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as 'absolute carnage'. Three have died in a multi-vehicle collision in Armstrong, Victoria today, with the driver of the car and the two occupants of the truck dying on the scene. ABC News Credit: ABC Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham said the two cars were heading eastbound on the Western Highway before the fatal collision. 'The rear most car of those two (cars) struck the first car, forcing it to cross the opposite side of the road,' he told ABC News. 'At the same time, we've got a Krueger heading westbound, following by a semi trailer … unfortunately, the first car that crossed the road was hit by the Krueger and the trailer went over both cars at that stage.' The driver of the car and two occupants in the truck were pronounced dead at the scene. They are yet to be formally identified. Sergeant Lineham said the scene was an 'absolute carnage' and the investigation is ongoing. ABC News Credit: ABC The driver of the other car was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Ambulance Victoria said two other people – a woman in her 80s and a man in his 60s – were taken Ballarat Hospital. Detectives are investigating the circumstances behind the collision and it is expected the highway will be closed until Thursday. 'It's absolute carnage down there,' Sergeant Lineham said. 'We've got a vehicle, a B-double on the side, we've got multiple cars involved there. 'We're now sorting through as to what exactly had happened, and again everything we look at there – road conditions, driving conditions, distractions or attention impairment are all part of the investigation'. The Western Highway is expected to be closed until the early hours of Thursday morning. ABC News Credit: ABC Sergeant Lineham implored 'drivers to pay attention to the road', amid the rising number of collisions across Victoria in the past few weeks. 'Over the last three weeks there has pretty much been carnage on Victorian roads,' he said. 'There is no pattern of behaviour that we've found so far as to have caused so many road deaths. The Western Highway expected to be closed until the early hours of Thursday morning while investigations continue.
