Morning peak commute thrown into chaos after serious head-on car crash in Parkville, Melbourne
Peak-hour traffic in Melbourne has been thrown into chaos after a serious head-on car crash.
The two-car collision occurred near College Crescent in Parkville at about 6am on Thursday and all westbound lanes on Cemetery Rd have been closed.
The lanes reopened at 7am, but there is a considerable flow on with westbound traffic banked back to the way Eastern Fwy with delays of up to 40 minutes.
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Nicholson St to the south or Brunswick Rd to the north can also be used as alternatives.
The extent of injuries in the crash are not yet known and police are expected to be at the scene for some time.
