Three people are killed when a tree falls on to a road and crushes a car in Melbourne – as a child is rushed to hospital
- The car was travelling in Kallista, in Melbourne’s outer south east, on Sunday
- It was crushed by a falling tree, before sliding down an embankment
- Two men and one woman died, while a baby and woman were hospitalised
- Major collision investigators are on the scene to assess what let to the tragedy
Three people have been killed after a tree fell and crushed a car in Melbourne.
The car was travelling up Sherbrooke Road in Kallista, in Melbourne’s outer south east, on Sunday at 2.30pm when a tree fell on top of it it.
After being crushed, the car slid down an embankment, killing two men and one woman instantly.
A baby, believed to be around 12 months old, has been airlifted to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Another woman has also been taken to hospital in a stable condition.
The car was travelling up Sherbrooke Road in Kallista, in Melbourne’s outer south east, on Sunday when a tree fell on top of it it. Pictured: emergency services on the scene
Haunting photos show a baby car seat strewn across the side of the road next to the crushed car.
Major collision investigators are at the scene to determine what led to the tragedy.
The coroner and an arborist are set to visit the scene.
‘This is one of those incidents where people have been driving along and they actually haven’t done anything to cause the collision,’ Assistant Commissioner Libby Murphy told Seven News.
‘On this occasion it’s one of those awful things that’s ended up in a complete tragedy.’
Sherbrooke Road has been closed and detours have been put in place.