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Tree branch smashes car windscreen, injuring elderly couple near Bendigo
A tree branch fell on a car, injuring two residents in their 80s on the Calder Highway.
The branch crashed through the windscreen of a green 1976 Rover near Maiden Gully today, October 17, at about 2pm. The driver and passenger, both aged in their 80s, were taken to hospital.
Police described the accident as one of those unforeseen events, and one lane of the highway was closed for about an hour. Paramedics, firefighters, SES members and police all attended the scene.
- 1976 green Rover
- Vehicle
- October 17, around 2pm
- Time
- Both in their 80s
- Ages
Why it mattersAn unexpected road hazard injured two people and disrupted traffic in regional Victoria.
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