Baby uninjured in horror crash that left two dead and two fighting for life
Two people are dead and two others critically injured after a horror head-on crash west of Melbourne, but a baby in the back seat of one car was miraculously uninjured.
A white Hyundai collided with a maroon Mitsubishi on Hamilton Highway in Cressey, about an hour west of Geelong, around 3.15pm.
Both occupants of the Mitsubishi died at the scene and are yet to be identified.
The female driver of the Hyundai was airlifted to hospital after sustaining life threatening injuries and being trapped in the car.
Her female passenger who sat in the rear seat has also been flown to hospital with critical injuries.
A nine-month-old baby who was in a child seat in the back seat of the Hyundai escaped injury.
Police are investigating the cause of the crash and traffic is being diverted around the scene.
The latest tragedies takes the road toll for the week to nine, and 125 for the year. At this time last year, 83 lives had been lost on Victorian roads.
The soaring road toll has prompted the state government to call an emergency summit with a range of experts and stakeholders for May 31.
On Thursday, a 29-year-old man died after his car struck a tree in Hillside, while a woman driver died following a three-car collision in Springvale on Tuesday morning.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.