A two-car collision in Australia has left at least five Singaporeans injured – with two of them in critical condition.
The incident happened on Tuesday (May 24) in Laharum, which is almost 300km away from Melbourne. The town is also not too far from a popular tourist spot, Grampians National Park.
A police spokesperson told Australian newspaper Wimmera Mail-Times that all of the casualties were Singapore nationals.
The collision took place at the junction of Wonwondah-Dadwell Bridge Road and Northern Grampians Road at about 4.20pm, according to the report. Three female passengers, all aged 23, seated in the rear were reportedly injured in the crash. At least one of them suffered head, chest as well as spinal injuries. She was airflown to Melbourne’s The Alfred hospital and is currently in “critical condition”, said the report.
Another female victim was also flown by air ambulance to Melbourne to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in critical condition. A spokesman from Ambulance Victoria told local media that the victim suffered head and leg injuries.
The last female passenger who sat in the rear seat was taken to hospital in stable condition but had neck and back injuries.
Both the 24-year-old male driver and another 23-year-old female in the passenger seat suffered minor injuries, according to the local paper.
The driver of the second vehicle, a 24-year-old Australian woman, was uninjured.
“The investigation into the collision is ongoing and anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers,” Victoria police said.
The cause of the crash is still unknown.
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