Man killed as tree crushes car at Mount Buller

A male passenger has died after a tree fell and crushed a car travelling down Mount Buller, with a branch impaling him at the scene. The female driver was hospitalised in serious condition with upper body injuries following the incident around 9:15am. Mount Buller Road remains closed in both directions, with visitors and residents unable to leave the resort as police investigate the fatal accident that occurred during wild weather conditions with wind gusts of 100 kilometres per hour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.