Breaking: Hume Freeway closed north of Seymour after serious accident

Breaking: Hume Freeway closed north of Seymour after serious accident

The Hume Freeway has been closed southbound due to a serious collision north east of Seymour.

Hume reopened as police investigate fatality at Avenel - Euroa Gazette

Police are investigating a fatal collision on the Hume Freeway at Avenel early this afternoon which saw the southbound lands closed for over an hour, forcing vehicles to detour from Violet Town to Seymour. Emergency services were called to Hume Freeway, near the intersection of Lambing Gully Road, after a truck went down an embankment and crashed into trees about 1pm. Victoria Police said in a statement that the truck caught on fire following th…