Tasmania crash
A 15-year-old boy has died and four others were injured in a crash on Railton Road in Latrobe, in Tasmania's north-west, shortly before midnight on Thursday. Tasmania Police said initial inquiries suggest the teenager may have been driving a Holden Rodeo ute when it collided with a Mercedes Benz travelling in the opposite direction. The boy died at the scene. Two 14-year-old passengers from Devonport sustained serious injuries, with one airlifted to the Launceston General Hospital and the other transported by ambulance to the North West Regional Hospital. Both are in a serious but stable condition. The driver of the Mercedes, a 61-year-old man from Aberdeen, was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries, and his 60-year-old female passenger was taken to the North West Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Railton Road was closed for six hours for investigation. A report will be prepared for the coroner.
Grampians crash
In a separate incident near the Grampians in Victoria on the weekend, two people were killed and four others injured in a school-holiday crash involving a learner-driver vehicle. Police said a car displaying L plates collided with a truck and then struck another vehicle.
Cranbourne crash
Meanwhile, emergency workers responding to a crash in Cranbourne, Melbourne, had a near-miss when another speeding car drove through the area as they were trying to save a man. That crash claimed one life and left two others injured.
Police are continuing investigations into all three incidents and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.