Frankston Freeway pothole: 25 drivers left with flat tyres in Seaford
Frankston Freeway pothole: 25 drivers left with flat tires in Seaford
- At least 25 drivers left with flat tires due to a pothole
- Pothole was on the Frankston Freeway in Melbourne
More than 20 motorists were left with blown tires the same night after driving over a huge pothole on a busy Victoria highway at high speed.
The Frankston Freeway in Seaford, in Melbourne’s south-east, claimed at least 25 cars on Tuesday evening.
Drivers were traveling at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour when they suddenly felt their car hit the giant hole.
A driver who luckily escaped unscathed filmed dozens of cars parked along the left side of the highway, all with their hazard lights on and all with at least one flat tire.
Jenny had been driving home with a friend after seeing a musical when two of her tires suddenly burst.
A pothole on the Frankston Freeway in Seaford, Melbourne’s south-east, claimed at least 25 cars on Tuesday evening
‘I thought we were hitting a brick wall. It came out of nowhere,” she said Neil Mitchell from 3AW.
‘I’ve never experienced anything like this before. It all happened so quickly, the two tires were immediately punctured and we could hear the air seeping out.”
Jenny said she managed to maneuver her car into the emergency lane on the left side of the road, but almost hit other passing motorists.
“We looked up and saw 20 to 30 cars on the side of the road, all with their hazards on and flat tires,” she said.
A driver who luckily escaped unscathed filmed dozens of cars parked along the left side of the highway, all with their hazard lights on and all with at least one flat tire
‘Everyone looked bewildered, “what the hell happened?”
Jenny said she had to wait two hours for a tow truck to arrive, and admitted she is now afraid of driving at night.
Police were called to the highway around 9.40pm on Tuesday and confirmed no one was injured.
Crews were sent out Tuesday evening to close the hole.
“Periods of heavy rainfall increase the risk of potholes on our roads,” a spokesperson for the Department of Transport and Planning said.
“That’s why we have crews that regularly inspect every mile of our road network, identifying and repairing hazards as they arise.”
Signs have also been posted warning motorists of rough surfaces.
The Victorian Government is investing a further $2.8 billion in road maintenance and renewal works over ten years.
Drivers whose car has been damaged due to the condition of the road may be entitled to compensation.
Cars are being taken away by tow trucks along the Frankston Freeway on Tuesday evening