Fatal car collision kills 4 police officers in Melbourne

Four on duty police officers were killed Wednesday in a multi car collision in Melbourne, Australia.

The crash happened just after 5:30 p.m. local time in a city-bound lane near the Chandler Highway at Kew and the exact circumstances surrounding the collision were still to be determined, Victoria police said in a statement on Wednesday night.

Investigators were investigating at the scene, and one injured male truck driver has been sent to hospital in non-life-threatening conditions.

Police urged residents with information about the crash to contact authorities.