Friday, 5.55pm
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Heathcote-Nagambie Road, Heathcote is now open between the Northern Highway and the Goulburn Valley Freeway following yesterday's truck rollover and glass spill.
Friday, 7.30am
Heathcote-Nagambie Road, Heathcote remains closed to traffic in both directions between the Northern Highway and the Goulburn Valley Freeway following a truck rollover at Greens Lane on Thursday.
The crash resulted in a large glass spill.
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Motorists are advised to use Seymour-Toobarac Road and the Goulburn Valley Freeway to avoid the closure.
The detour is significant, adding more than 60 kilometres to the journey.
Heathcote-Nagambie Road will open as soon as it is safe to do so.
5.40pm
POLICE are still to establish what caused a crash that has left one person in hospital in a serious condition.
The Bendigo Highway Patrol's Dale Andrews confirmed the person airlifted to hospital was taken with head injuries.
"It does not appear that they have life threatening injuries any more," the Acting Sergeant said.
The truck was heading down Heathcote-Negambie Road towards Costerfield when the truck veered off of the left-hand side of the road and rolled.
The truck's single occupant was air lifted to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital, Acting Sergeant Andrews said.
Police and Ambulance Victoria have also confirmed that that no second injured person has been linked to the crash.
2pm
Ambulance Victoria confirmed one patient has been taken to hospital in the air ambulance.
Another patient has also been taken to hospital by road ambulance.
The conditions of both patients is unknown.
Earlier
Emergency services are responding to a truck rollover at Heathcote.
Ambulance Victoria confirmed paramedics are treating one person at the scene.
An air ambulance has been dispatched.
Other news:
Heathcote-Nagambie Road is closed near Greens Lane. A detour is in place via Seymour-Tooborac Road.
Police are directing traffic.
Country Fire Authority, State Emergency Service and Victoria Police crews are also on scene.
A fire authority spokesperson said crews responded to the incident at 11.33am on Thursday.
More to come
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