Lilydale’s SES has been busy on the roads this week, with a number of priority one calls to car accidents.
On Sunday 12 December, the unit alongside Coldstream CFA, Lilydale CFA, Gruyere Fire Brigade and Ambulance Victoria attended a car verses truck crash on Maroondah Highway in Coldstream.
It is believed this crash may have been due to a medical episode and not driver behaviour.
Unit members also responded to two accidents on Thursday 9 December, one involving a car and tree, where they were supported by Healesville SES and to a high angle rescue in Bend of Islands.
On Saturday 4 December, the unit was called to a road rescue Eltham-Yarra Glen Road Yarra Glen/Christmas Hills
Lilydale SES took to social media to request that people take care on the roads particuarly as people travel for family gatherings and holidays.
“There has tragically been several fatalities in Victoria already this week, including East Warburton where a motorcyclist died after colliding with a car,” the post reads.
“There’s nothing we’d like more for Christmas than the sound of silence from our pagers not calling us out to a serious crash. We’ll be here nonetheless, but would be more than happy to not needed.”
