Chaos on Sydney M5 Motorway shut after crane crashes on its side

Motorists have been told to avoid Sydney’s M5 eastbound tunnel, which will remain closed overnight after a crane crashed on its side.

A major Sydney motorway will remain closed overnight after a crane rolled over on Tuesday morning, sending the roads into chaos and leaving one man in hospital.

The M5 Motorway East Tunnel was closed after a crane rolled on its side about 11.30am on Tuesday.

One wall of the motorway was torn apart following the crash, with the toppling crane dragging interior pipes off the wall and spilling debris across the road.

Motorists were told to avoid the area as lanes were shut in both directions.
About 1.30pm Tuesday, one westbound lane had reopened, with a 40km/h speed reduction in the vicinity of the crash site.

“The M5 East on-ramp from Marsh St is still closed,” the update read.

A crane has tipped on its side on Tuesday morning. Picture: 9News

The motorway was closed citybound and westbound directions from General Holmes Dr, while citybound lanes remain closed from Bexley Rd.
“Citybound motorists are being diverted onto King Georges Rd off-ramp to use D5 detour,” a Live Traffic NSW post read.

One westbound lane has since reopened. Picture: Live Traffic NSW

The Marsh St westbound on-ramp to the M5also remains closed, as has the citybound on-ramp to the M5 from Kingsgrove Rd.

Crews are on the scene to move the crane. Picture: NSW Live Traffic

“The eastbound tunnel will remain closed until Wednesday morning while repair work is carried out on the road, sprinkler system and tunnel walls,” they said.

An Ambulance NSW spokesperson told NewsWire a man in his 20s was treated at the scene and transported to St George Hospital in a stable condition.

Originally published as Chaos on Sydney M5 Motorway shut after crane crashes on its side