By Casey Neill
A truck collided with an ambulance that was attending a Dandenong North accident scene, causing minor injuries to those involved and major delays for drivers.
Paramedics were called to the Monash Freeway ramp onto EastLink, Frankston-bound, about 5.40am on Monday 8 May after a car hit the guard rail beside the right lane.
A truck collided with the ambulance a short time later.
The incident closed the ramp for several hours while the clean-up took place.
Neil Nuttall said he was heading outbound on the Monash about 8.50am that day to head southbound on EastLink.
“It was not until after merging into the exit lanes that drivers were aware of closure on the interchange, thereby forcing all drivers northbound onto EastLink with the only option to exit at Wellington Road so as to re-enter EastLink southbound,” he wrote on the Journal’s website.
“This impacted thousands of drivers and there were major delays as a result.”
Mr Nuttall said he was delayed for about 20 minutes.
“These delays – and possibly the second incident – could have been minimised or even eliminated had there been traffic management prior to the Police Road exit,” he said.
“It was only through the grace of God that the second incident did not result in anything other than minor injuries and major delays.”
A man from the original accident, a man from the truck and a man who had stopped to help were all taken to Dandenong Hospital in a stable condition with minor injuries.
The paramedics were not injured. The ambulance was towed from the scene.
Police investigated and urged drivers to take care in wintry road conditions.
