Monash Freeway reopened: Woman fighting for life

Image: VicRoads

UPDATE: All lanes on the Monash Freeway have now been reopened after a serious crash that forced its closure this morning.

The South Gippsland Freeway remain closed heading towards the Monash.

All city-bound lanes on the Monash Freeway were closed at the South Gippsland Freeway after a serious accident this morning.

The cause of the crash is not yet known but images from the scene show a small black Ford Fiesta badly smashed and facing the wrong direction.

Paramedics treated two people at the scene.

A woman has been taken to The Alfred in a critical condition.

VicRoads spokesperson Chris Miller said the accident looked severe.

“It certainly doesn’t look good as far as I can see,” he told 3AW’s Neil Mitchell.

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