Two people, including an 11-year-old boy, have died and a third is in hospital after a fiery car crash in Victoria’s north.

Police say the car veered off the Murray Valley Highway and hit a tree near Mount Terrick Road in Echuca on Sunday afternoon.

The vehicle then burst into flames.

There were three people travelling in the car.

A 26-year-old woman from Moama died at the scene.

The boy was treated at the scene but died from his injuries.

The driver, a 23-year-old man from Echuca, is in hospital in a stable condition.

The exact circumstances surrounding the crash are still being investigated by the Major Collision Investigation Unit.