General News
26 July, 2025
Busy weekend for emergency services
Emergency services were called into action several times across the Mallee last weekend.
Three CFA units, police and paramedics were called to a car rollover on Lah Road on Saturday, July 19, at about 3.20pm.
On Sunday, July 20, emergency services were called out to Lah Road again, this time to extinguish a car fire at about 6:20 a.m.
Earlier in the week, a learner motorcycle rider has escaped serious injury after coming off their bike on the Western Highway between Wail and Pimpinio.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said the rider was travelling east when they allegedly struck a pothole and slid into the oncoming traffic lanes.
Fortunately, no other vehicles were present at the time of the incident.
Finally, a woman in her 20s was transported to Swan Hill Hospital in a serious condition after an incident in Lascelles at around 2.40pm on July 17.