A woman has died after a tree fell onto a car in Fernshaw this morning.
Police believe a vehicle was travelling along Maroondah Highway when a gum tree fell on the moving car just after 9.30am.
The front passenger died at the scene.
She is yet to be formally identified.
Two children and the male driver have all been extricated from the car.
One child has been airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries and the other taken to hospital by road ambulance with minor injuries.
The male driver has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.
Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol officers are investigating and will prepare a report for the Coroner.
/Public Release. This material from the originating organization/author(s) might be of the point-in-time nature, and edited for clarity, style and length. Mirage.News does not take institutional positions or sides, and all views, positions, and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the author(s).View in full here.
