A man has died after a tree fell onto a car at Mount Buller in Victoria’s north-east.<\/p>\n
Emergency services, including Victoria Police and Advanced Life Support paramedics, responded to the single-vehicle incident about 9:15am on Monday.<\/p>\n
Police believe the vehicle was travelling along Mount Buller Road when a tree fell onto the car.<\/p>\n
The female driver was taken to Wangaratta Hospital by road in a serious condition with an upper body injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A male passenger, who is yet to be formally identified, died at the scene.<\/p>\n
Emergency services attended the scene as police began investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.<\/p>\n
Police said the investigation remained ongoing and a report would be prepared for the coroner.<\/p>\n
Mount Buller Road is closed in both directions due to the incident, with significant delays expected.<\/p>\n
Wild weather<\/p>\n
State Emergency Service (SES) crews in the state’s north-east had 80 requests for assistance overnight.<\/p>\n
SES Hume regional duty officer Michael Isbister told ABC Goulburn Murray Breakfast that crews had already completed five water rescues.<\/p>\n
“We had one member of the public wake up and be completely surrounded by water,” he said.<\/p>\n
With record-breaking rainfall totals across the region, the SES is warning residents to stay alert as more rain comes through.<\/p>\n
“The ground is extremely wet, so it’s going to [make] these rivers flow and rise really quickly,” he said.<\/p>\n
Floodwater rescue<\/p>\n
A driver and passenger were rescued after their vehicle became stuck in floodwater at Lexton in Victoria’s west, early this morning.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred along the Sunraysia Highway north-west of Ballarat.<\/p>\n
Flooding has forced the closure of a number of roads across the Pyrenees Shire, including at Avoca, Lexton and Beaufort.<\/p>\n
More than 135 millimetres of rain has fallen over parts of Ballarat and surrounds since midnight.<\/p>\n
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