Driver escapes injury after car plunges off highway into creek

A woman aged in her 50s has survived after losing control of her car on the Princes Highway near Geelong this afternoon.

Emergency services were called to the highway at Lara after reports a car had lost control and plunged into Hovells Creek just before 4pm.

The driver sustained minor injuries in the crash, and is now being taken to hospital for observation, Victoria Police said in a statement.

Her white Ford Territory has now been winched from the creek.

Inbound lanes of the Princes Highway remain as a result of the smash, VicTraffic has tweeted.

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Police are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000