Six-car pile-up causes huge delays on Princes Fwy for Melbourne-bound drivers

A six-car pileup has caused massive delays on a major city freeway, with banked-up traffic stretching for kilometres.

Commuters heading to start their workday in Melbourne have been faced with massive delays on the Princes Fwy after a six-vehicle collision.

All four citybound lanes were closed near Kororoit Creek Rd in Laverton on the freeway on Thursday morning.

Traffic slowed to a 5km crawl. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling

The lanes have since been re-opened but major delays remained.

An incident response team used an emergency lane to direct traffic past the collision, but queues built into a kilometres-long crawl.

Delays of exceeding 50 minutes on the Princes Fwy. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling

Congestion stretched down to Forsyth Road, nearly 5km back, with delays exceeding 50 minutes.

The Princes Fwy is a busy morning route for commuters. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling

The freeway is a popular morning route for drivers bound to Melbourne from the outer-western suburbs and Geelong.

Drivers have been asked to consider detouring through Hoppers Crossing, Truganina and Laverton North to avoid congestion.

An emergency lane was used to re-route traffic. Picture: VicTraffic

The Werribee train line is also operating, and commuters have been encouraged to consider using that option to travel into the CBD.

Traffic lights will be adjusted in the area in an attempt to minimise congestion.

Originally published as Six-car pile-up causes huge delays on Princes Fwy for Melbourne-bound drivers