General News
7 March, 2025
Car crashes through fence, hits tree
EMERGENCY services responded to a single-vehicle accident in Gnotuk on Wednesday which saw a man and a woman taken to hospital.
Units from the Country Fire Authority (CFA), State Emergency Service (SES), Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria were called to a property along the Princes Highway in Gnotuk on Wednesday, March 5.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said police were investigating the circumstances behind the incident.
“It is understood a car left the Princes Highway, went through a fence then crashed into a tree just after 12noon,” the spokesperson said.
“The male driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said paramedics responded to the incident at around 12noon.
“A man in his 60s was transported to Warrnambool Public Hospital in a stable condition after being treated for upper body injuries,” the spokesperson said.
“A woman in her 40s was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.”
Anyone who witnessed the crash, with dashcam/CCTV footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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