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Cassandra Morgan

Woman charged after crash kills girl, 5, unborn baby

Three cars were involved in a fatal crash that has led to one of the drivers being charged. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Police have charged a woman over a crash in regional Victoria that killed a five-year-old girl and an unborn baby.

The 26-year-old woman from Shepparton in the state's north was driving a silver Toyota LandCruiser on October 20 when it collided with a black Ford Territory and a white Toyota LandCruiser at a Shepparton East intersection about 2pm.

The woman was hospitalised with serious injuries while her passenger, a five-year-old girl, died at the scene. 

A 32-year-old pregnant woman who was driving the Ford also sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital, where her unborn baby later died.

A 33-year-old Shepparton man driving the white Toyota and his passenger, a 22-year-old Katandra West man, escaped serious injury. 

They were taken to hospital for observation.

Major collision investigation unit detectives on Wednesday charged the 26-year-old Shepparton woman with offences including dangerous driving causing death and driving causing serious injury.

The woman was bailed to appear at Shepparton Magistrates Court on Friday.

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