A pedestrian is dead and two others, including a child, have been seriously injured after a car lost control and ploughed into them on a suburban street in Melbourne’s east.
Emergency vehicles raced to the scene on Coleman Road in Wantirna South shortly before 12.30pm on Thursday after a Toyota hatchback drove through a fence and smashed into a park bench.
Emergency services remain at the scene, where the street has been cordoned off.
An SES tent has been set up near a broken fence, just metres away from a children’s playground.
A flattened street sign was seen further down the street near police tape.
‘The incident is not believed to be intentional,’ a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
One person died at the scene, while another was rushed to The Alfred Hospital in critical condition.
A child was transported to the Royal Children’s Hospital in a serious condition.
One person is dead and two others were rushed to hospital after a car lost control and ploughed into them on Coleman Road in Wantirna South
The Toyota hatchback drove through a fence and smashed into a park bench
Police remain at the scene where a car lost control and ploughed into two adults and a child
The driver was not seriously injured but was taken to hospital as a precaution.
‘The exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives will investigate,’ a police statement read.
Coleman Road remains closed in both directions between Stud and Lewis roads.
Shocked locals described the scene as ‘quite horrendous’.
‘A car has mounted the footpath and he’s hit two adults and a child at high speed,’ one woman told 3AW.
‘There’s four ambulances there, police galore, all the roads are blocked off.’
Police are expected to provide a further update on Thursday afternoon.
Anyone with information, dashcam or CCTV is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
More to come
An SES tent has been set up metres from a children’s playground
Up to a dozen police officers are investigating what happened
