Woman hit by rollercoaster at Melbourne Royal Show while ‘trying to retrieve dropped phone’

A woman is fighting for her life after being hit by a rollercoaster at the Melbourne Royal Show, reportedly while trying to retrieve a dropped mobile phone.

Police set up a crime scene at the Melbourne Showgrounds in Ascot Vale to determine how the woman in her 20s came to be struck by the carriage about 5:45pm on Sunday.

A police spokeswoman said the woman had not fallen from the ride, and may have walked on to the rollercoaster tracks to retrieve a dropped phone.

The woman was then found injured on the ground. Police said she was taken to hospital with critical head injuries.

Police were urging anyone with information on the incident to come forward.