Four women are dead after a horror smash on a road in regional Victoria.
Emergency services were called to the scene at Bochara, three-and-a-half hours west of Melbourne, shortly after 9.30am on Saturday morning.
Victoria Police said a car carrying five people was travelling along Wannon-Nigretta Rd when the driver lost control of the vehicle and ran into a tree.
Emergency services were called to the scene at Bochara, three-and-a-half hours west of Melbourne , shortly after 9.30am on Saturday morning
The tragic crash happened on Wannon-Nigretta Rd in country Victoria (pictured) about 9.30am Saturday
Bochara, with a population of less than a hundred people, is located about three-and-a-half hours west of Melbourne
'Four females, who are all yet to be formally identified, died at the scene,' the police statement said.
'Another female has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.'
She has been confirmed by an Ambulance Victoria spokesperson as a teenage girl who was flown to the Alfred Hospital with upper body injuries in a critical condition.
Officers believe the five occupants of the car were teenage girls local to the area, and say the crash will devastate the tight-knit community of nearby Hamilton, Nine News reported.
Victoria Police said the car's occupants were yet to be formally identified and could not yet confirm their ages.
Police cordoned off the area to allow major collision investigation unit detectives to probe the crash, with officers remaining there on Saturday evening.
'It's still pretty horrific there', said one officer.
Locals say the single lane road is notorious in the area.
Vehicles must pull over onto the verge to pass each other, but many still hurtle down at the 100km/h speed limit or more, according to residents.
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash and polie urged any witnesses to contact them.
So far this year, 124 people have died on Victoria's roads, compared with 96 during the same period last year.
