Five hospitalised after collision between truck and car at Orrvale

By Monique Preston

Nov 24, 2022

Crash: Some debris remained on the side of the road after a crash between a car and a truck in Orrvale. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

A woman has been flown to hospital in Melbourne and four others have been taken to hospital in Shepparton after a collision between a car and a truck at Orrvale on Thursday, November 24.

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Police said investigators were told a Toyota Camry sedan travelling east on Poplar Ave and a truck travelling north on Orrvale Rd collided, before the car crashed into a barrier about 11.40am.

A woman, aged in her 30s, who was a passenger in the car was flown to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious condition.

Accident: Debris remained on the side of the road after the clean-up from a crash between a truck and a car in Orrvale. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Four other occupants of the car, including the male driver and three passengers, were transported to Goulburn Valley Health by ambulance.

An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said a man aged in his 30s, a woman in her 30s, and a high school-aged boy all had upper body injuries and were in a stable condition.

A primary school-aged boy was taken to hospital in a stable condition with lower body injuries, the spokesperson said.

The truck driver was not injured.

Police are investigating the crash.