ਮੈਲਬਾਰਨ ਹਾਦਸੇ ਵਿਚ ਚਾਰ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ
Emergency services were called to a collision on the Eastern Freeway near the Chandler Highway at Kew after a truck reportedly ploughed into a police car.
It’s understood police had pulled over a Porsche that was speeding on the freeway when they were hit by the truck.
The driver of the Porsche then fled the scene, Victorian Police Commissioner Graham Ashton told reporters.
Police are currently in the process of notifying the victims families.
“The Police Association Victoria is shocked and immensely saddened by the deaths of four of our dedicated members, who were killed while protecting the community on the Eastern Freeway this afternoon,” association secretary Wayne Gatt said in a statement.
The truck driver has been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Images from the site show a damaged police highway patrol car and a struck SUV near a large, white semi-trailer.
A black car is crumpled underneath the truck and has been covered in a blue tarp.
“We are providing immediate and ongoing support to the colleagues and families of those members,” The Police Association Victoria said in a statement.‘we will never forget them.’
“This is a brutally sad reminder of the danger police face in the course of their service, every minute of every shift.
“We mourn their loss, we grieve with their families and colleagues and we will never forget them.”
Massive delays
The eastern freeway is closed at Bulleen Road with long outbound delays.
Motorists are being urged to exit the citybound lanes as soon as possible and find an alternative route.
The closure at Bulleen Road will send motorists toward Doncaster Road through Balwyn North.
Drivers can return onto the freeway from the Chandler Highway entry.
Victoria Traffic is urging motorists to leave extra time. 7 news.
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