Police are trying to find the driving force of a truck after a metallic device fell from the car and hit the windscreen of one other automotive on a Melbourne freeway, killing the lady on the wheel.
Pictures of the device have been launched in a bid to establish the white tray truck concerned.
Detective Sergeant Mark Amos mentioned it was believed the metallic object bounced over the freeway divider, landed within the Greensborough-bound lanes, and struck a sedan close to the Furlong Highway exit in St Albans about 4pm.
The 46-year-old Deer Park lady, who was the only occupant of the automotive struck by the item, died on the scene.
“Very sadly, in consequence, the piece of metallic penetrated the windscreen and struck the driving force,” Amos mentioned.
“The woman sadly misplaced her life.”
Police are nonetheless in search of the driving force of the truck, who did not cease and was final seen travelling Altona-bound on the freeway.
The piece of metallic is believed to be a Riv-Nail Driver system, a specialised device designed for sustaining conveyor belts similar to these within the mining, manufacturing and meals processing industries.
The device is a part of a system for putting in rivets to securely fasten metallic clips onto the top of conveyor belts.
It isn’t recognized whether or not the driving force of the truck knew what had occurred.
“Now we have a minimal description of the car, a white tray truck,” Amos mentioned.
“We have to attempt to discover some solutions for this poor lady’s household as a result of it is a actually unhappy set of occasions and we wish to work out why it has occurred and provides some solutions to (the household) who’re sadly going to this 12 months’s Christmas minus one particular person.
“We have to take larger care, you probably have a load on the trailer or a truck, simply safe it. If you happen to see particles on the roads, report it.
“Now we have to be accountable with what we do and till we begin treating the roads with some respect, sadly I concern I will likely be doing this for the remainder of my life.”
All Greensborough-bound lanes of the Ring Highway have been closed following the crash, sparking site visitors chaos.
The roads have since reopened.
