MELBOURNE, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Two children have died and five more have been hospitalized after a vehicle they were traveling in rolled over west of Melbourne on Tuesday.
Police said in a statement on Wednesday that a woman and seven children were inside the eight-seater vehicle when the accident happened about 47 km west of central Melbourne shortly before 4:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
A seven-year-old girl died at the scene, and an 11-year-old boy who was airlifted to hospital with critical injuries died overnight.
The other five children were all hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and the 34-year-old driver was taken to hospital for observation.
Detective Sergeant Tony Gentile from the Major Collision Investigation Unit told reporters on Tuesday night that the woman had picked the children up from school prior to the incident.
Police asked for witnesses or anyone with footage of the rollover to contact investigators. ■