Justice · Kaarimba collisionKaarimba head-on crash: Two critically injured, three taken to hospitalAired October 21, 2026 at 4:50 AM UTCWritten October 21, 2026 at 4:54 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A head-on crash sent three men to hospital.0:09Paramedics assessed both men and the Mazda as critically injured, and both were0:14flown to Melbourne hospitals.0:15Investigators still need to determine how the vehicles came to collide.0:19Emergency services were called about 7:20 on Wednesday morning, October 21st, 2026.0:24A Ford Ranger and a Mazda had collided.0:26Karamba is about 35 kilometers northwest of Shepparden.0:30The collision happened on Barma Shepparden Road near Purdy's Road.0:34Both critically injured men were flown from the region to Melbourne for hospital0:37treatment.0:38The Mazda's driver was a 39-year-old Euroa man.0:41His passenger was also 39 and from Shepparden.0:44The Ranger's driver was a 31-year-old Nathalia man.0:47His injuries were serious but weren't life-threatening, and he was taken to hospital0:50under police guard.0:52Country Fire Authority crews freed a man who was trapped inside a vehicle.0:56All three men needed hospital treatment, with the two Mazda occupants requiring air1:00transfer.1:04The injury descriptions came from the initial emergency assessments.1:07The men's subsequent hospital conditions aren't yet clear.1:10Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating the crash.1:14They haven't determined its cause or assigned responsibility to either driver.1:18Police are seeking dash cam or CCTV footage, and they're asking anyone with that1:22evidence to contact Crime Stoppers.1:25Detectives still need to determine how the Mazda and the Ford Ranger came to collide1:29head-on.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗