Devastating news: truck smashed into in tower hill

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Molly Magennis

By Molly Magennis

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An elderly couple killed when a large truck veered off a “dead straight” road and careened through a paddock before crashing into the front bedroom of their home Devastating news: truck smashed into in tower hill Victoria has been identified.

The crash happened in Tower Hill, near Warrnambool, about 7am on Friday.

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The truck was travelling eastbound on the Princes Hwy from Port Fairy to Warrnambool when it veered onto the wrong side of the road, crashed through the wire fence of a paddock and travelled about 200m before smashing through another fence and ploughing into the brick home.

Jim Madden, 81, and his wife Carmel, 80, were inside their bedroom when the truck crashed into their property and died at the scene.

The well-known dairy farmers, who were much-loved around the town of Koroit, were remembered on Friday as “community-minded people”. At least one of the victims was asleep at the time.

The couple’s family say they are devastated by the tragic events on Friday morning.

“Jim and Carmel devoted their life to their family and have given us all so many opportunities and were immensely proud of us all,” they said.

“As hard as it may be for everyone, they would want us and all their valued friends, the Tower Hill and Koroit communities, and all those in the farming and racing industry to continue working to make the world a better place.”