Emergency services rush to crash near preschool in regional Victoria

November 11

A person has been killed and a child injured into a preschool in regional Victoria.

The crash happened about 2.30pm on Monday near the Macedon Ranges Montessori Preschool in the town of Riddells Creek.

Riddells Creek

“It’s believed at this early stage a truck collided with a kindergarten on Main Road around 2.20pm,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

“One adult, who is yet to be formally identified, has died at the scene.

“A child was injured and has been taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

“The driver of the truck has also been taken to hospital for observation. The exact circumstances are being investigated.”

A worker at a nearby business said she could see some parents outside the school, but no children.

The woman, who did not want to be named, believed a white sedan had struck a power pole outside the school.

Camera IconThe Macedon Ranges Montessori Preschool in the regional Victorian town of Riddells Creek. Google Credit: Supplied

An ambulance and at least two police cars were on scene, she said.

The Channel 9 helicopter was also circling the town about 3pm.

The accident comes less than a fortnight after an 11-year-old boy was killed when a car crashed into a Melbourne school yard.

Jack Davey died after the accident at Auburn South Primary School on Tooronga Rd in Hawthorn East on October 29.

Three girls – two aged 11 and one aged 10 – as well as a 10-year-old boy were also taken to hospital with serious injuries.

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