- Road in Melbourne’s south-east is closed after a suspicious package was found
- Package was discovered in Malvern on the busy Glenferrie Road on Wednesday
- Section between High St and Wattletree Rd has been closed in both directions
- The bomb squad is at the scene and three robots have approached the package
- Commuters should take Kooyong and Tooronga roads as an alternate route
A road in Melbourne’s south-east has been closed off after a suspicious package was discovered near a Mexican restaurant.
The package was discovered in Malvern on the busy Glenferrie Road, between High Street and Wattletree Road, according toThe Herald Sun.
The section between High St and Wattletree Rd has been closed in both directions.
The bomb squad is at the scene and three robots have been seen approaching the package on the popular shopping strip.
A road in Melbourne’s south-east has been closed off after a suspicious package was discovered near a Mexican restaurant (pictured)
The package was discovered in Malvern on the busy Glenferrie Road, between High Street and Wattletree Road (pictured)
Commuters have been warned to take Kooyong and Tooronga roads as an alternate route.
Trams are also unable to go through the area so routes 5, 6, 58 and 72 are experiencing delays, according to 3AW.
Police have been seen turning away pedestrians, 9News reported.
Numerous businesses in the area have also been unable to open while police investigate the incident.
More to come.
The bomb squad is en-route, a Victoria police spokeswoman said (pictured)
The section between High St and Wattletree Rd has been closed in both directions and commuters have been warned to take Kooyong and Tooronga roads as an alternate route (pictured)