Easter exodus causes significant traffic delays as long weekend begins

Holidaymakers have already been hit by heavy visitors because the Easter lengthy weekend exodus begins.

The crash at Mooney Mooney precipitated heavy northbound visitors on the M1 Pacific Motorway on the Hawkesbury River Bridge.

Meanwhile, a automobile flipped after a two-vehicle crash at Seaforth in northern Sydney.

A person in his 50s was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital, whereas a lady in her 30s was handled for shock.

A toddler was not injured within the crash however taken to Royal North Shore Hospital for evaluation.

Emergency providers additionally responded to a single-car crash at Oakville in north-west Sydney at about 3.30pm.

Melbourne residents are additionally hitting the highway forward of the Easter lengthy weekend.

Traffic on the West Gate Bridge moved slowly in each instructions this afternoon as motorists began to make their method to their vacation locations.

Traffic was additionally heavy on the Hume Highway this morning as households tried to beat the vacation rush.

The Easter exodus has resulted in visitors chaos in Queensland throughout the state’s south-east.

Northbound visitors on the Bruce Highway is at a crawl and stretching for kilometres from Burpengary to Caboolture.

It is an analogous story on the Gold Coast the place visitors is at a crawl southbound on the M1.

Emergency providers have already responded to a critical crash within the state.

The crash occurred on Blunder Road in Durack simply earlier than 5am.

The man was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital with critical leg accidents.

South Australia had its first fatality of the lengthy weekend after a father from Adelaide’s north died after his van crashed right into a tree.

Friends have instructed 9News the person was a “kind and hardworking father (who was) dedicated to his family”.

The man’s loss of life brings the state’s highway toll this yr to 41.

Motorists are being requested to drive to the situations with moist climate forecast over the break.

Police might be saturating each metropolitan and regional roads over the approaching days, focusing on drivers who’re behaving dangerously.