Fatal crashes leave one dead and multiple injured in Victoria and Auckland

Emergency services responded to a vehicle overturn at a Bacchus Marsh intersection, where a school‑aged child died at the scene and another child was airlifted to the Royal Children’s Hospital in critical condition; five other children and a woman were taken to hospital with non‑life‑threatening injuries. Police and the Major Collision Investigation Unit are examining that crash. In Auckland, police attended a serious collision at the intersection of South Head Road and Evans Road, where one person died at the scene and two victims were taken to hospital in critical condition while a third suffered moderate injuries; the Serious Crash Unit is investigating the incident.