Woman dead after horrific crash in Victoria

  • Woman passenger dead after wild police chase leads to horrific crash
  • Police in Victoria were chasing after an allegedly stolen car on Tuesday
  • The car crashed into a truck, leaving one woman dead and two men on the run
  • The woman is yet to be identified, and an investigation into the crash is ongoing 

A woman is dead after a wild police chase of an allegedly stolen car ended in a horrific crash in Victoria.

Police chased after an allegedly stolen van in Ballan, 78km northwest of Melbourne, about 2.30 on Tuesday afternoon.

The van failed to stop on the Western Highway, and later crashed into a truck near Ballan-Daylesford Road.

 

A woman has died after a wild police chase of an allegedly stolen car ended in a horrific crash in Victoria (pictured)

A woman passenger in the allegedly stolen van died as a result.

Two men fled from the scene and are on the run from police.

Senior Constable Adam West of Victoria Police said the Western Freeway is expected to be blocked for ‘a number of hours’ while an investigation is carried out.

The dead woman is yet to be identified, and an investigation into the crash will be carried out under the supervision of Professional Standards Command. 

Police chased the allegedly stolen van in Ballan, 78km northwest of Melbourne, about 2.30 on Tuesday afternoon, but it failed to stop and later crashed into a truck

Police chased the allegedly stolen van in Ballan, 78km northwest of Melbourne, about 2.30 on Tuesday afternoon, but it failed to stop and later crashed into a truck

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