Following a head-on collision in Victoria that claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl and injured five others, a man who was just released from prison for reckless driving is being held under police guard at a hospital.
At Stonehaven, close to Geelong, on the Hamilton Highway, Mia Rossiter lost her life when a motorist veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided with the vehicle transporting her family last night.
When the family’s car caught fire, Mia was killed and her parents and younger sister were left in the hospital with critical injuries.
Mia, together with her younger sister Willow and parents Paul and Danni, had been returning home to Lismore.
According to police, the family’s automobile was struck by a Holden Berlina driven by a 28-year-old male who veered onto the wrong side of the road.
Mia was able to escape the vehicle, but she slumped and never came back to consciousness, according to an off-duty nurse who assisted the family in getting out of the wreck.
According to accounts, the driver was observed driving recklessly in the moments before the crash, including speeding and passing other cars. Police are looking into these claims.
According to 9News, the driver, who stole a Mercedes while high on ice, was just freed from prison.
Although his 21-year-old passenger was at the Alfred hospital receiving critical care, he is presently in a stable condition in the hospital under police surveillance.
Mia’s parents stayed in the hospital after suffering severe injuries.
Willow was admitted to the hospital with serious injuries, including internal bleeding, but her condition is currently thought to be stable.
There are no charges pending.
This morning, the Hamilton Highway reopened.
It was during this “awful sound” that witnesses claimed to have heard the crash.
Gordon Rough, a nearby neighbor, claimed that the region was a hotspot for auto accidents.
“We have it too often in this area, people drive across double white lines and hit oncoming traffic,” he stated.
We’ve had two fatalities in the last 2.5 years, and this is most likely the 13th accident in the last 30 years.
“The noise is nothing more than a deep thud and it’s, you can’t replicate it, it’s just car hitting car.”
