Woman killed as out-of-control car ploughs into family

Superintendent Justin Goldsmith speaks about the fatal crash involving an out-of-control car in Melbourne’s east on July 10, 2025. Video via AAP

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00:00The driver's a 91-year-old climber and she's been taken to hospital for assessment and blood tests.

00:07And how long is the initial investigation coming through this? What path to the rescue that is?

00:17It's around 40 to 50 metres we think.

00:20And does it appear that there's been any effort to slow down in that space?

00:24We're not sure about the speeds, that'll be the subject of the investigation.

00:28But it is a downhill section of road, so if there has been a lack of control to some degree,

00:34there is the possibility that the car would have picked up speed as it's driven further down Coleman Road.

00:39Would you categorise it as a high speed crash?

00:42We don't have enough information to say that it's a high speed crash or that speed is a contributing factor at this stage.

00:49We'll be able to get a more accurate guide of that as the investigators investigate the scene.

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