EMERGENCY service crews and panel beaters were kept busy over the weekend after a series of crashes caused traffic drama throughout the region.
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Two people miraculously walked away from a nasty collision at the corner on Sturt Street and Armstrong Street South when a silver utility crashed into a grey Mazda.
The accident happened at 4.10pm Saturday and closed off part of the intersection as all emergency services worked to clear the scene.
Leading Senior Constable Jackie Loveday said it appeared that one car had failed to give way when turning right and crashed into the other car, causing it to take out a traffic light.
She said there was no speed or impairment involved with either of the drivers and it simply appeared that one car had failed to give way.
Paramedics assessed a woman, believed to be the driver of the Mazda, at the scene but she was not transported to hospital, while the driver of the utility was also uninjured.
In a separate incident, a man in his 40s was airlifted to Royal Melbourne Hospital after a single car crash on the Western Highway at Beaufort on Friday evening.
The man was trapped in the car after the crash which happened just after 5pm.
An Ambulance spokesperson said the man was airlifted to hospital in a stable condition with back injuries.
The incidents come as the state government unveiled the first of six new alcohol and drug test vehicles as part of a $15 million investment to help test and catch more alcohol and drug affected drivers across the state.
The purpose-built smaller vehicles can access locations that are currently difficult for police to reach, including backstreets and rural roads.
Police minister Lisa Neville said it was critical police had the best technology available to catch impaired drivers
“Our investments are ensuring that police have the equipment and the technology they need to make our roads safer and target drivers in smaller streets that have previously been hard to reach,” Ms Neville said.
Roads Minister Luke Donnellan said it was part of a commitment to “better roads, better safety infrastructure, more road safety education and giving police the resources they need”.
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