{"id":612388,"date":"2026-04-17T06:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/612388\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:51:10","slug":"serious-truck-crash-closes-both-directions-of-hume-highway-in-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/612388\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious truck crash closes both directions of Hume Highway in Victoria"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the busiest roads in the country has been shut in both directions after a multi-vehicle crash.<\/p>\n

Northbound and southbound traffic on the Hume Highway has been blocked south of Violet Town in rural Victoria<\/a>after a collision between a B-double truck and several other vehicles.Two adults and two children have been transported to hospital in Wangaratta<\/a> for treatment.\"\"\/A truck crash has closed the Hume Highway at Violent Town. (Nine)<\/p>\n

Their status is not known.<\/p>\n

Six Country Fire Authority units are on scene along with police, SES and ambulances.<\/p>\n

Violet Town is a country town south of Shepparton<\/a>.\ufeffThe Hume Highway, later the Hume Freeway, connects Sydney<\/a> and Melbourne<\/a> and is the busiest freight routes in the country.<\/p>\n

Thousands of trucks use the highway everyday.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“Northbound traffic should detour via the Goulburn Valley Highway through Seymour to Shepparton then return via Benalla on the Midland Hwy,” a statement from VicTraffic said.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/Both directions of the highway are closed. (Nine)<\/p>\n

“Southbound should exit at Violet Town and use the Murchison-Violet Town Road to the Goulburn Valley Highway, and rejoin the Hume in Seymour.”<\/p>\n

The detour would add about 45 minutes of driving \ufefftime for those on the road.<\/p>\n

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