A woman and teenage girl are dead after a serious car crash in Victoria s south-west.
The driver of a Holden Trax - a 16-year-old girl - and the front seat passenger, a 43-year-old woman, both from Mount Richmond died at the scene.
A 15-year-old girl in the rear passenger seat sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital.
The road at Mount Richmond where the crash occurred was closed off to traffic.(Supplied)
The driver of a Jeep involved in the crash, a 50-year-old man, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Superintendent Martin Harvey said the accident would have a wide-reaching effect.
Two people have died following a crash in the state’s south yesterday.
Emergency Services were called to the Riverina Highway, Howlong, 30km west of Albury about 4.45pm (Wednesday 23 December 202200, after reports of a Toyota Yaris and a Toyota Landcruiser had collided head-on.
The Yaris driver, a 62-year-old man, and a 54-year-old female passenger died at the scene. A second passenger, an 81-year-old man, was freed after being trapped. He was treated by paramedics and taken to Albury Base Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
The Landcruiser driver, a 38-year-old woman, suffered minor injuries and was also taken to Albury Base Hospital.