A woman has been hit and killed by a truck after she stopped her car on the side of a busy Melbourne freeway.
She had pulled over to the side of the Monash Freeway opposite Darling Station at about 8.10 on Friday morning and stepped out of her car.
She was then tragically hit by a passing truck and died at the scene.
Police have closed all outbound lanes along the Monash Freeway with traffic queuing up along the busy motorway.
The truck driver is assisting police, while four other passing motorists stopped to help.