June 17, 2026 — 7:25pmA girl has died after four cars crashed in West Melbourne just before the afternoon peak hour on Wednesday.Four other people travelling in the same car were also injured. A boy and a man in the same car are both in a critical condition, while a woman and another child have been taken to hospital.Authorities closed Dynon Road in both directions around 5pm while responding to the crash, with the road still closed and diversions along Footscray Road, Wurundjeri Way and Dudley Street for drivers travelling between the city and Melbourne’s west.The drivers were the only occupants of the other three vehicles involved in the crash. Two of them, both men, were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while a woman in the fourth vehicle was treated for her injuries at the scene.From our partners