Overview
- A three-vehicle collision on the Western Highway at Ledcourt about 6:45pm on Sunday involved a Mitsubishi Triton, an MG ZS and a truck and left three people dead.
- The Triton was displaying L-plates and was being driven by a 17-year-old while 14-year-old passenger Tenesha Fieldsend, her 11-year-old sister and their 43-year-old mother were also in the vehicle.
- Two people in the MG ZS died at the scene and Tenesha died in hospital later that night; her 11-year-old sister remains in critical care.
- Tenesha represented Latrobe Valley and had just helped her team win bronze at the Volleyball Victoria Junior Country Championships in Horsham, and her coach and clubs have paid public tribute.
- Victoria Police say their inquiry into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing and the community has set up fundraising and arranged group counselling to support the family and junior players.