{"id":884988,"date":"2026-09-08T23:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/884988\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T23:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:22:15","slug":"second-child-dies-after-4wd-rollover-west-of-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/884988\/","title":{"rendered":"Second child dies after 4WD rollover west of Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A second child has died in hospital following a single-vehicle crash west of Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">A seven-year-old girl died at the scene after a 4WD with seven children inside rolled near Parwan just before 4pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">An 11-year-old boy was flown to hospital with critical injuries but died overnight.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An aerial shot of a crumpled car beside a roadway covered in ambulances and fire engines and a helicopter.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788909734_83_f6e25a1c45d79a367dd66faf0c198391.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">The single-vehicle crash happened at Parwan, west of Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Five other children were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the driver, a 34-year-old woman, was taken to hospital for observation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances behind the crash, which happened near the intersection of Nerowie and Parwan-Exford roads.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A crashed car\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/06f8519b50de56cd4447c92f56010700.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Victoria Police said seven children were inside the vehicle when it rolled on Tuesday afternoon. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Detective Sergeant Tony Gentile from the Major Collision Investigation Unit said the woman had picked the children up from school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;From my understanding, the scene was quite hectic, people everywhere, witnesses who witnessed it; they stopped and rendered assistance,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;Obviously, with seven children, they were distressed, and they were cared for by paramedics, members of the public and police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">&#8220;This is just a really sad set of circumstances, very sad. We just ask the public to drive to the conditions and be mindful of their surroundings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Police have asked anyone who witnessed the crash or has dash cam footage to come forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A second child has died in hospital following a single-vehicle crash west of Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon. 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