Woman fighting for life after late-night crash south-east of Melbourne

A young woman is fighting for her life after a "horror story" car crash involving her family near Melbourne. The woman, in her 20s, suffered life-threatening injuries when the vehicle she was in left the road and flipped into a drain in Catani just before midnight on Saturday.

"The young girl in the back seat is in the fight of her life at the moment," said Detective Sergeant Mark Amos of the Major Collision Investigation Unit. "There is a family now that is living a horror story."

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The young girl in the back seat is in the fight of her life at the moment. There is a family now that is living a horror story.

Four family members were in the car when it failed to stop at an intersection on Heads Road, crossed into Koo Wee Rup-Longwarry Road, and went down an embankment. The woman's mother sustained serious head injuries, while the driver, believed to be the father, had minor injuries. Another daughter also sustained non-life-threatening injuries. All were taken to the Alfred Hospital or Frankston Hospital.

Detective Sergeant Amos indicated that investigators would examine contributing factors, including "fairly substantial fog patches" and speed, on the "back country road." He urged drivers to be careful, especially in difficult conditions.

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It's a back country road, it's dark and you've just got be careful.