{"id":331272,"date":"2025-10-25T09:46:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/331272\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T09:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T09:46:19","slug":"devastating-update-as-young-girl-badly-injured-in-wantirna-melbourne-crash-dies-in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/331272\/","title":{"rendered":"Devastating update as young girl badly injured in Wantirna, Melbourne crash dies in hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">An 11-year-old girl has died and her younger brother remains in hospital after a devastating crash in <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/vic\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne\u2019s east<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The girl and her four-year-old brother were travelling in the back seat of their family\u2019s Toyota Corolla when it crashed into another car at the corner of High Street Rd and Wallace Rd in Wantirna South about 8.20pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Police are investigating whether both children were unrestrained in the back seat during the collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-cvgehw-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download today <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\" alt=\"Download today\" height=\"14\" width=\"20\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The girl was rushed to the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital with life-threatening injuries but tragically died overnight. Her four-year-old brother was also seriously injured but is expected to recover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Their 38-year-old mother, who was driving, was taken to hospital with minor injuries, while the father, also 38, was unharmed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4d08fcf07fb97db76a58307b37105866743e23c0.png\" alt=\"An 11-year-old girl has died and her younger brother remains in hospital after a devastating crash in Melbourne\u2019s east.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>An 11-year-old girl has died and her younger brother remains in hospital after a devastating crash in Melbourne\u2019s east. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A witness described the scene as harrowing, saying the mother was seen carrying the boy while paramedics performed CPR on the girl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Detective Sergeant Stephen Hill from the Major Collision Investigation Unit urged parents to ensure children are properly restrained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cEven on short trips, please make sure your children are properly restrained in appropriate restraints in the back seat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThey are in your hands, and hopefully we can avoid another tragedy like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The two 18-year-old men in the Nissan sustained minor injuries and did not require hospital treatment. 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