Melbourne: Two Malayali children were killed and their parents suffered serious injuries after their car met with an accident in the Australian city.

The accident happened on Sunday when a vehicle attempting to overtake another car collided with their car on Hopkins Road in Truganina in Melbourne, The Age newspaper reported.

The victims were returning home from a birthday celebration.

Ruana, 10, was killed at the scene while her brother Immanuel died at the Royal Children's Hospital Sunday night, the report said.

The parents have been admitted to the hospital, and the condition of the mother, Manju Varughese, is said to be critical. Manju is originally from Elanthoor in Pathanamthitta and her husband George Panicker is from Kollam

The vicar of St Mary's Indian Orthodox Cathedral in Melbourne, Rev Fr Pradeep Ponnachan, said that the victims were well-known members of the church.

"They were a devoted, pious family," he said. "The church community is terribly disturbed, there is no words to explain."

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