The death toll from a horror car crash in northern Victoria has risen to five as it emerges the driver had just been given a speeding ticket.<\/p>\n
A white Mercedes sedan was traveling along Labuan Road in Strathmerton when it hit a Nissan Navara at the Murray Valley Hwy intersection at about 2.30 pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The force of the crash spun the Nissan Navara into the path of a B-double truck.<\/p>\n
The Nissan driver, a local woman in her 60s, and her four international employees were killed instantly.<\/p>\n
The Mercedes driver, a 29-year-old man, and his 29-year-old female passenger were taken to the hospital for treatment for minor injuries.<\/p>\n The crash was so bad disaster recovery identification experts and search and rescue teams had to be called in to determine how many victims there were.<\/p>\n Police said charges are expected to be laid and they will allege he did not stop at the intersection as required.<\/p>\n Assistant Commissioner of Road Policing Glen Weir said the Mercedes had been stopped by police and slapped with a speeding fine at 1.43 pm after he was allegedly busted driving 18km over the speed limit.<\/p>\n While police are still investigating the circumstances of the crash, police believe the four international victims are from Asia and were in Australia working in the local farming industry.<\/p>\n At the time of the crash, the Navara driver was dropping her employees home after they spent the day working at her property,\u00a0Assistant Commissioner Weir said.<\/p>\n The quintuple fatality is the most deadly car accident Victoria has experienced since 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n