Car crushed by massive tree at Upper Ferntree Gully station

Metro Trains will work with impacted commuters after a massive tree damaged several cars at Upper Ferntree Gully station.

A car was crushed by a tree at Upper Ferntree Gully station. Picture: You know you're from Ferntree Gully when. Facebook page

Metro Trains staff have inspected vegetation around Upper Ferntree Gully station, after a huge gum tree crashed down on Tuesday, damaging several cars.

The huge tree landed on top of a white Toyota ute parked in the carpark off Burwood Highway, completely crushing the car, with several other vehicles also damaged.

According to Metro, it conducts routine vegetation inspections and following the incident on Tuesday, staff inspected the vegetation in and around the Upper Ferntree Gully station carpark.

It will work with individual passengers impacted by the incident, but did not say if any of the commuters would be eligible for compensation for their damaged cars.

The huge tree crashed down at about 3.15pm.Picture: Upper Ferntree Gully. Picture: You know you're from Ferntree Gully when...Facebook page

Falling trees have also destroyed two cars on the Mornington Peninsula as extreme weather conditions continue to batter the area.