Stablehand killed in Victorian crash

A stablehand has died while riding a horse after being involved in a crash with a car near Geelong in Victoria.

The man in his 30s died at the scene, while the horse and the driver of the car suffered minor injuries, police say.

The rider works as a stablehand for a local horse trainer.

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The incident happened on Thirteenth Beach Road at Barwon Heads on Monday morning.

Police have closed the road and detours are in place.

Worksafe is attending the scene and police will prepare a report for the coroner.