Overview
- Police say the driver lost control before the minivan left Chapel Road in Muckatah around 5pm and struck a tree.
- Nine people were in the vehicle, with four occupants killed and five others sustaining serious injuries.
- Three injured children were airlifted to hospital, while the driver and another passenger were transported by road ambulance.
- Major collision detectives are investigating and are appealing for witnesses or dashcam and CCTV footage to contact Crime Stoppers.
- Authorities have not released the identities or ages of those who died, and the crash was the second fatal road incident in Victoria that day.