Holiday-makers hoping to escape Melbourne for New Year's celebrations have been hit with more pain with a serious crash shutting the West Gate Freeway.
It’s believed six vehicles were involved in the smash, which occurred near the Montague Street off ramp.
The Department of Transport said all outbound lanes were closed from Montague Street just before 11am on Tuesday.
Delays on the West Gate and Monash freeways have stretched back more than 8km to past the Yarra Boulevard exit.
A police spokeswoman said three people had been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
“Significant delays are expected while crews work to clear the scene,” she said.
Motorists have been urged to avoid the outbound lanes of the West Gate Freeway between the Domain Tunnel and Montague Street.
Those already in the Domain Tunnel have been told to exit at Kings Way.
Motorists travelling citybound on the Monash Freeway should exit prior to the Domain Tunnel.
The Department of Transport said the West Gate Freeway would open as soon as it was safe to do so.
The latest crash comes after a horror few days on Melbourne freeways with holiday-makers already suffering through hour-long delays due to annual maintenance on the West Gate Bridge.
Three out of the five outbound lanes have been closed for the works with motorist urged to use the M80 Ring Road and Tullamarine Freeway as alternatives.
The Monash Freeway inbound has also been closed for the past two mornings due to serious collisions.
A man is fighting for life in hospital after crashing into a concrete pillar under the Springvale Road overpass while “racing” another car late on Monday night, with the road closed until 10.30am on Tuesday.
Police are still searching for a white sedan that was speeding alongside the man at the time of the crash.
The freeway was also closed on Monday morning after an allegedly stolen car crashed between Springvale and Blackburn roads, with four offenders seen running from the vehicle.
Police said on Tuesday the offenders were still on the run.
Any witnesses or motorists with dashcam vision of the incidents have been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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