In short:
Two people have been taken to hospital after the motorbike they were riding collided with a car at the intersection of Tarneit Road and Austin Street, Werribee, on Thursday afternoon. Tarneit Road was closed between Railway Avenue and Conquest Drive as emergency crews worked at the scene.
Motorbike and car collide in Werribee
Two people have been taken to hospital after the motorbike they were riding collided with a car in Werribee this afternoon.
The crash happened at the intersection of Tarneit Road and Austin Street at around 3.20pm AEST on Thursday 20 August 2026. The motorbike, carrying two riders, struck the passenger side of the car with significant force, smashing the passenger-side window.
Emergency services, including police, fire services and paramedics, were called to the scene. People at the scene assisted the injured riders, with the driver of the car remaining on hand until emergency crews arrived and the injured were taken to hospital.
Two taken to hospital
Ambulance Victoria said Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedic crews attended the scene.
A man in his 20s was transported by road ambulance to The Alfred in a serious condition, suffering upper and lower body injuries. A teenage boy, also riding on the motorbike, was transported by road ambulance to the Royal Children’s Hospital in a stable condition with minor injuries.
Road closures and investigation
The collision caused significant disruption along Tarneit Road, which was closed to traffic between Railway Avenue and Conquest Drive while emergency crews worked at the scene.
The circumstances surrounding the collision are being investigated.
It is the latest in a string of motorbike-related incidents in Wyndham this year, following a motorbike rider airlifted with critical injuries in Wyndham Vale in February and a rider rescued after coming off the Federation Trail in Werribee in June.
