Crash at Muckatah

Police said the man and woman were husband and wife, and were travelling towards Tungamah from Muckatah on Parnell Rd.

The driver of the eastbound vehicle, a man in his 80s, was taken by ambulance to GV Health for observation.

The passenger, a woman also in her 80s, was airlifted from the Katamatite Recreation Reserve to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with severe injuries.

The 18-year-old driver of the telehandler was uninjured.

The collision occurred about 200m east of the intersection of Parnell Rd and the Tocumwal-Benalla Hwy.

Cobram Police Unit Senior Sergeant Nathan Ractliffe warned people driving on the roads to be wary of farming equipment.

“People need to take precautions around heavy machinery on the road,” he said.

Investigations are ongoing.

The incident comes days after a serious collision occurred near Strathmerton on Monday.