Updated September 9, 2026 — 5:39am,first published 6:10pm
Two children have died and five other children and a woman are in hospital after a car rolled near Bacchus Marsh, west of Melbourne.
A seven-year-old girl died at the scene despite CPR being performed, police said. An 11-year-old boy died overnight in hospital, police said on Wednesday morning.
Five more children were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and a 34-year-old woman was in hospital for observation.
Two specialist Air Ambulance helicopter crews, intensive paramedic crews and advanced life support crews went to the accident scene, Ambulance Victoria said.
