An 11-year-old girl has died after suffering critical injuries in a horrific two-car crash in Melbourne which left another child injured.
It is understood a Toyota Corolla and a Nissan Skyline collided at an intersection in Wantirna South, in Melbourne’s east, on Thursday night.
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One of the four occupants of the Corolla, an 11-year-old girl, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she died on Friday night, police said.
A four-year-old boy, also a passenger in the Corolla, was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The 38-year-old Knoxfield woman who was driving the Corolla was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The fourth passenger, a 38-year-old Knoxfield man, was not injured.
Two men travelling in the Nissan Skyline sustained minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment.
Both men stopped at the scene after the collision occurred.
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are probing how the two vehicles collided at the High Street Rd and Wallace Rd intersection at about 8.20pm.
Police are investigating the horror collision where it’s understood a silver Toyota Corolla and a grey Nissan Skyline collided at an intersection in Wantirna South in Melbourne’s east
One of the four occupants of the Corolla, an 11-year-old girl, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries where she died on Friday night
Police have urged anyone who was driving on High Street Rd or Wallace Rd before the collision to check their dashcam footage.
Victoria Police said ‘investigations are ongoing into the circumstances of the collision’.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Police said there have been 239 lives lost on roads in 2025, 18 more than the total this time last year.
