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Five in hospital after serious truck crash closes Hume Freeway in Victoria

Five people, including two children, have been taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash involving an upturned truck on a major Victorian road.

Northbound and southbound traffic on the Hume Freeway was blocked south of Violet Town after a collision between a B-double truck and several other vehicles just before 1.30pm.

The condition of the truck driver was not immediately known.

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Two adults and two children were transported to hospital in Wangaratta for treatment.

They were in a stable condition, according to a statement from Ambulance Victoria.

"A man in his 50s was transported by road ambulance to Goulburn Valley Health in a stable condition," a spokesperson added.

It is believed the truck hit a roadworks vehicle before flipping and bursting into flames.

Six Country Fire Authority units were on scene along with police, SES and ambulances.

Violet Town is a country town south of Shepparton.

"Northbound traffic should detour via the Goulburn Valley Highway through Seymour to Shepparton then return via Benalla on the Midland Hwy," a statement from VicTraffic said.

"Southbound should exit at Violet Town and use the Murchison-Violet Town Road to the Goulburn Valley Highway, and rejoin the Hume in Seymour."

The detour would add about 45 minutes of driving time for those on the road.

The Hume Freeway connects Sydney and Melbourne and is one of the busiest freight routes in the country.

Thousands of trucks use the freeway everyday.

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