By Cindy Tran, Daily Mail
A road trip turned into a tragic accident after a four-wheel-drive rolled when the driver swerved to avoid a rabbit on a road, north of Melbourne.
The group of seven friends were travelling in a four-wheel-drive when the driver lost control. (Daily Mail)
The group of seven friends were travelling home from a Bendigo visit before the driver lost control on the Calder Freeway just south of Macedon Woodend Road just after 11pm on Friday.
Anthony Nguyen, 19, from Richmond died at the scene while his friend, Joey Nguyen, 17, also from Richmond was flown to the Alfred Hospital but later died from head injuries.
Police said the driver, a 20-year-old from Glenroy, suffered minor injuries and was taken to the Western Hospital.
Speaking from his hospital bed, Steven Luu, 17, from Kensington told News.com.au that the group of friends knew each other from Hawthorn Secondary College, which is now closed.
‘We were just coming back from Bendigo for a visit, it was a place we wanted to go,’ he said.
‘A rabbit ran on the road. It’s really tragic what happened, they were such good friends. I’m still in a bit of shock.’
The other four passengers were taken to hospital for minor injuries, including the driver, a 20-year-old from Glenroy, an 18-year-old Richmond man, a 20-year-old Ascot Vale man and a 21-year-old Chadstone man.
Nina Lambert, who was a witness at the scene, told News.com.au that she cradled Joey’s head and told him to stay awake while she waited for paramedics.
‘I was telling him to just hang on, to breathe through it,’ she said.
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