Two people have died in a two-car crash on a Victorian freeway.
Ambulance Victoria said a third person was being treated for chest injuries after the collision at Dromana on the Mornington Peninsula.
The Mornington Peninsula Freeway is closed in both directions at Dromana.
It's the second fatality to close a major Victorian freeway on Monday.
The Monash Freeway was closed for four hours after a motorcyclist died during the morning peak-hour.
The 60-year-old Clayton man clipped the rear of a car and lost control of his bike before falling into the path of an oncoming truck.
"It is believed the rider may have been following too closely to the car in front which caused him to crash when the car stopped," Senior Constable Tim Fletcher said.
"The driver was an innocent party in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"He is shaken and distraught but has been very compliant."
The Monash Freeway was closed inbound at Warrigal Road after the Toorak accident, reopening soon after noon.
VicRoads director of road operations Dean Zabrieszach said it was the third freeway closure within a week in Melbourne due to emergency incidents.
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