Parwan crash: Child dead, six more injured following vehicle rollover east of Melbourne
A vehicle rollover has killed a school-aged child and left six more injured, as investigations into the cause of the horror crash continue.
A child has died and six more have been taken to hospital with injuries after a vehicle rolled over near an intersection.
Emergency services were called to the site of the single vehicle crash at Parwan, west of Melbourne, shortly before 4pm on Tuesday.
A school-aged child died at the scene despite receiving CPR, Victoria Police said.
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A woman was also taken to hospital for observation.
Specialist ambulance resources remained at the scene of the crash, near the Nerowie and Parwan-Exford roads intersection, into the evening.
Among them were two helicopter crews, two mobile intensive care ambulance paramedic crews and five advanced life support paramedic crews.
“Their priority is with their patients,” an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said in a statement.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the crash are ongoing.
Originally published on AAP
