Stoneleigh highway horror: Two children and one adult are killed after their car was crushed by a truck on a busy motorway
Two children and an adult have been killed after a horrific collision on a busy motorway about 200km from Melbourne.
Emergency services rushed to the intersection of Eurambeen-Streatham and Mount William roads in Stoneleigh about 9.30am on Tuesday.
Victoria Police said a car carrying two adults and two children rolled and was crushed by a truck.
One of the adults and the two children died at the scene.
The other adult, who was trapped in the vehicle, has life-threatening injuries and is expected to be airlifted to hospital.
The truck driver is understood to have suffered minor injuries.
Authorities have cordoned off the area. The surrounding roads are blocked while members of police and emergency service respond to the incident.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or with dashcam vision has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Two children and an adult have died after their car was crushed by a truck on Tuesday
According to data from Victoria Police, 247 lives have been lost on roads so far this year, including 18 children.
Last year, 241 people died on Victorian roads up to November.
Stoneleigh, which is about 45 minutes from Ballarat, is a small town with a population of 45 people.
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