West Gate Fwy crash involving truck causes three-hour delays in Spotswood, Melbourne
There is an urgent search for a truck driver after a shocking crash left a motorcyclist fighting for life and led to three-hour delays on a Melbourne freeway.
Two trucks were travelling on the West Gate Fwy near the Williamstown Rd exit in Spotswood when they both hit a motorcycle at 4.30pm on Thursday.
The 24-year-old rider is believed to have been lane filtering between the trucks when he was hit.
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He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
One of the truck drivers stopped at the scene, but the other did not and was last seen travelling westbound on the freeway.
Police need to speak to the truck driver and are urging any witnesses or people with dashcam to come forward.
The crash caused three-hour delays during Thursday’s afternoon peak, with three of the outbound lanes closed.
Originally published on 7NEWS
