Police say one 30-year-old died at the scene and the other, also 30, was airlifted to hospital but died soon afterwards
Two women have died after being hit by a car while trying to help an injured kangaroo on a busy freeway in Melbourne’s north.
Victorian police said emergency services had been called to reports two females were struck by a car on the Hume Freeway just after 7.30pm.
It was believed the pair had stopped to assist an injured kangaroo before they were struck, police said.
A 30-year-old woman died at the scene and another 30-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital but died shortly afterwards.
