We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.
Delays are easing after a police incident involving two cars brought the Monash Freeway to a standstill in Melbourne’s south-east on Thursday morning.
All outbound lanes at Berwick were closed for more than two hours near the site of the operation, which involved two cars and at least two people in handcuffs, before fully reopening about 8.30am.
The scene on the Monash Freeway earlier this morning.Credit: Nine News
Images from the scene show two people in handcuffs being led towards police cars, with two cars damaged nearby. Nine News reports the scene was the end of a police pursuit.
Paramedics say one person was taken to hospital.
“I’m sitting here at the Clyde Road exit ramp, there are 15 police cars dead in front of me and traffic is at a stop,” one caller told 3AW.
“There is at least 14 police cars, there are at least two, possibly three people sitting on the ground in handcuffs,” said another caller. “It’s an absolute mess down here.”
Police at the Monash Freeway, where a multi-vehicle crash unfolded at Berwick.Credit: Nine News
Traffic in the Melbourne-bound lanes is heavy as “people slow down for a bit of a look at what’s happening”, the Department of Transport’s Brad Arnoldt told ABC radio.
Police said the incident was not related to a ram-raid on a Toorak Road store in South Yarra on Tuesday.
Elsewhere, two outbound lanes of the West Gate Freeway remain closed just prior to the West Gate Bridge due to a breakdown.
Get alerts on breaking news as it happens. Sign up for our Breaking News Alert.
Copyright © 2025

source