Vic: Woman dies after car hits horse

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2006
Vic: Woman dies after car hits horse

MELBOURNE, Aug 26 AAP - A 32-year-old woman died and her eight-year-old daughter was
critically injured when the car in which they were passengers hit a horse crossing a highway
west of Melbourne.

The woman was the front seat passenger in a Subaru station wagon when it ran into the
horse, which was killed instantly when it crashed through the windscreen about 7pm (AEST)
yesterday.

The driver, a 39-year-old man, escaped with minor injuries.

The woman was airlifted to The Alfred hospital but died a short time later.

The girl, who was sitting directly behind her mother in the back seat of the car, remains
in a stable condition in the Royal Children's Hospital.

Police are continuing to investigate the freak crash which occurred as the horse crossed
the Northern Highway about 3km south of Kilmore.

In a separate accident, a 28-year-old Metung man died after the motorcycle he was riding
smashed into a light pole.

Police believe the man was not wearing a helmet when the accident occurred on Kingscote
Drive, Metung about 8.45pm (AEST).

He died from head injuries at the scene.

The two deaths bring Victoria's road toll to 201 for the year compared to 231 for the
same period lst year.

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