Major Australian highway closed after horror crash - with three people rushed to hospital in a critical condition
- Four people in hospital after head-on collision
- Major highway closed for 'several hours'
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Three people are fighting for their lives after the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck on a major highway.
Emergency services were called to the Riddoch Highway just south of Naracoorte, near the border of South Australia and Victoria, about 9.30am on Thursday after reports of serious collision.
Three passengers in the car sustained 'life-threatening injuries' and were rushed to hospital, South Australia Police said in a statement.
The truck driver was taken to hospital for treatment for minor injuries.
Police have closed the highway between Edenhope and Wrattonbully Roads as investigators and Heavy Vehicle Enforcement Section officers travel to the scene.
Diversions were set up around the highway which was expected to remain restricted to the public for hours.
More to come.
Three people have sustained life-threatening injuries after a head-on crash on a major highway on Thursday morning (stock image)
