Tragedy where driver is killed by an object falling from the back of a truck on Melbourne’s highway
A driver has been killed in a freak crash on a major highway in Melbourne’s northwest.
A white lorry was traveling towards Altona on the M80 ring road at around 4pm when a metal object fell from the back.
The item then shot across the highway and hit a car traveling towards Greensborough, causing a fatal accident.
The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene and has yet to be identified.
The truck driver did not stop after the incident and was last seen driving towards Altona.
It is not known whether the driver was aware of the incident.
An object fell from the back of a truck before crashing into another car in a freak accident
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and the truck was last seen driving towards Altona
Police want to speak to the driver and are calling on anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward.
All lanes into Greensborough were closed between Ballarat Road and Sunshine Avenue following the collision.
