Singaporean boy killed in highway crash in Australia

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A Singaporean boy on holiday in Melbourne, Australia has been killed in an accident on a highway which left two others critically injured.

The Age reported that the boy, aged 9, had only been in Australia for a few days, and was killed instantly when the vehicle he was travelling in smashed into a tree on Monday morning.

The Australian police believe the vehicle, carrying a Singaporean family of six, had ran off the highway, up an embankment and hit a tree.

A spokesperson from Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the ministry was aware of the accident. "We are in contact with one of the injured victims and also their next-of-kin in Singapore. An officer from our High Commission in Canberra is in Melbourne to provide the necessary consular assistance to the family," the spokesperson said.

According to The Age, two other youths, aged 12 and 15, believed to be the dead boy's siblings, suffered critical head injuries in the crash and were flown to the Royal Children's Hospital. The male driver, 47, suffered serious head injuries and was flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. A 44-year-old woman and a 13-year-old child were taken to the Northern Hospital in a stable condition.

The impact of the crash left luggage and clothing strewn across the busy stretch of highway. The Australian police said no other vehicles were involved in the crash, reported The Age.