A teenage boy was rushed to hospital after a branch fell from a tree and struck a car he was travelling near a popular Murray River tourist spot.
Paramedics were called to Chinaman’s Track, Yarrawonga at 12.10pm on Monday, December 23.
An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said the boy had suffered lower body injuries and was taken to Northeast Health Wangaratta in a stable condition.
The incident comes less than a month after a man was killed from a falling tree at the nearby Loop Track in Yarrawonga after a heavy storm hit the region.
It is understood the family were attempting to leave the area during the storm when their car was hit by a large branch. Police labelled it a “freak accident”.