One adult, two children dead as car crushed by truck in western Victoria

In short:

One adult and two children are dead after a car crashed into a truck in western Victoria.

A second adult, who was trapped within the car after it rolled and was crushed, has been flown to hospital with life threatening injuries.

The truck driver is understood to have escaped with minor injuries.

An adult and two children have died after a car and truck collided at Stoneleigh in western Victoria.

Victoria Police said that the vehicles collided shortly after 9:30am at the intersection of Mount William Road and Eurambeen-Streatham Road, about 45 minutes west of Ballarat.

Police said the car appeared to have rolled and been crushed.

A second adult, who was trapped in the vehicle, has life-threatening injuries and is expected to be flown to hospital.

The truck driver is understood to have escaped with minor injuries.

At least eight police officers, including members of the Major Collision Investigation Unit, are at the scene.

The crushed car has been covered with a red tarpaulin. The truck remains near the car, with significant damage to its front end.

The area has been cordoned off, and the surrounding roads are blocked while police and emergency service personnel respond to the scene.

Police are expected to provide an update about 3:00 pm.

Stoneleigh is a small town between Beaufort and Skipton with a population of 45 people.

Anyone who witnessed the crash is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

So far this year, 247 have died on Victorian roads, six more than the same time last year.