Tragedy as a woman is killed by a tree falling on her car in central Melbourne – and her friend suffers serious injuries
- A woman has died after a gum tree branch fell on a car she was travelling in
- The car was hit on Kings Way, South Melbourne, at 8.50pm on Friday night
- Another back seat female passenger is being treated for head and back injuries
- The male driver and female front passenger were assessed but not injured
A young woman has died after a gum tree branch fell onto a vehicle.
The car was travelling along Kings Way in South Melbourne when it was hit at 8.50pm on Friday night.
There were four people in the car at the time.
A woman has been killed after a gum tree branch fell on the car she was travelling in on Friday night
Two female back seat passengers were injured and taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital.
One later died while the other, believed to be aged in her 20s, is in a stable condition with head and back injuries.
The male driver and a female front seat passenger, also believed to be aged in her 20s, were not injured.
Victoria Police spokesman Leading Sen-Constable Rohan Imms said: ‘Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a woman in South Melbourne Friday night.’
Several people have been tragically killed this year by falling tree branches.
Mother-of-two Angie Suryadi was killed when a tree fell on her car on the Black Spur highway in Fernshaw, Victoria, on August 9.
A month prior father and son were tragically killed after a gum tree struck their car during strong winds at Sherbrooke, on July 14.
The tragic accident occurred at 8.50pm on Kings Way, South Melbourne