- A truck caught fire during a horrific crash on the Western Freeway at Darley, VIC
- One driver is in a serious condition while sustained non-life threatening injuries
A horrific crash involving at large truck has left one driver in a ‘serious condition’ while another escaped with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver was thrown from the truck cabin after a semi-trailer sideswiped the vehicle, sustaining head injuries.
The truck burst into flames during the smash, which occurred just before 8am on Friday morning near Bacchus Marsh.
A truck has burst into flames after a crash with a trailer on the Western Freeway near Darley
A large truck as caught fire after a side-swipe with a semi-trailer near Hacketts Way in Victoria
The truck driver is in a serious conditions after being thrown from the cabin during the smash
Witnesses have told the Herald Sun that clouds smoke billowing into the air from the crash site near Hacketts Way.
Authorities are rushing to the life-threatening scene on the Western Freeway at Darley, according to 3AW.
An ambulance helicopter is attending the scene and all Melbourne-bound traffic is being detoured through Bacchus Marsh.
Firemen have attended the site of a crash near Bacchus Marsh, where a truck burst into flames
Witnesses have reported clouds smoke billowing into the air from the crash site near Darley
An ambulance helicopter is attending the scene of a truck crash that seriously injured a driver