SOUTH-EAST: Hit-run at Malvern East
Prahran Highway Patrol officers are investigating a hit-run collision in Malvern East.
It is understood a black BMW sedan collided with a white Kia SUV on the Monash Freeway.
The driver of the Kia, a 35-year-old Seaford man, was given medical treatment at the scene.
His front passenger, a 31-year-old Somerville woman, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Three children, aged 4 months old, 8-years-old, and 6-years-old, were all taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers have been told that prior to the collision, the BMW was seen driving erratically and at speed between High St and Warrigal Rd.
The driver of the BMW fled the scene of the collision, losing a wheel in the process.
Officers later located the unoccupied vehicle at a carpark on Warrigal Rd.
Investigators are keen to speak to anyone who might have witnessed the collision, or anyone with dash cam footage in the vicinity of the Burney Tunnel, High St and Warrigal Rd.