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ABC News
29-05-2025
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- ABC News
Two Victorians, South Australian killed in Western Highway crash near Ararat
Two Victorians and a South Australian have been identified as the victims of a horrific multi-vehicle crash in western Victoria on Wednesday. Police have revealed a 49-year-old male driver from Lyndhurst, a 24-year-old female passenger from Clyde North and a 65-year-old male driver from SA died in the collision on the Western Highway north of Ararat at about 12:30pm. Five vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred near the highway's intersection with Thomas Road at Armstrong. The driver of a semi-trailer, a 63-year-old Horsham man, and the driver of another car, an 83-year-old Geelong woman, were taken to Ballarat Hospital with minor injuries. The driver of a small truck, a 52-year-old Corio man, was taken to hospital as a precaution. The Western Highway is expected to remain closed until at least midday Thursday. Police are still investigating the cause of the accident. Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Lineham described the scene as "absolute carnage".
News.com.au
28-05-2025
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- News.com.au
Three die in shocking five-vehicle collision on the Western Highway, Victoria
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'. 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. 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'. 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.
Daily Mail
28-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Three people dead after two cars and multiple trucks collide on the Western Highway near Armstrong
Three people have died after five vehicles collided on a busy highway in Victoria. Emergency services rushed to the smash on the Western Highway near the intersection of Thomas Road about 12.30am on Wednesday. It's understood two cars, a B-double and two smaller trucks were involved in the multi-vehicle crash. The driver of one of the cars died at the scene. Two people inside on the trucks was also declared dead at the crash site. The three deceased are yet to be identified. The driver of the other car was taken to hospital as a precaution. Victoria Police said the circumstances of the crash are yet to be determined. The highway has been temporarily closed in both directions. Drivers have been told to detour via Moyston using Ararat-Halls Gap Road and Moyston-Great Western Road. The Department of Transport and Planning said motorists should leave plenty of time as detours could add more than 20km to a journey. Investigations are ongoing. Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are expected to visit the scene. More to come.
ABC News
28-05-2025
- General
- ABC News
Victoria's Western Highway closed after serious multi-vehicle crash near Ararat
The Western Highway has been closed in both directions after a multi-vehicle collision north of Ararat. Police are on the scene at the incident near Armstrong. Motorists have been told to consider using Garden Gully Road, Cemetery Road, Moyston-Great Western Road and Ararat-Halls Gap Road as alternative routes. The Western Highway links the Victorian towns of Ararat and Horsham.
