Overview
- Two separate crashes on the M5 near Sydney Airport and on the M4 at Prospect caused severe delays for drivers.
- On the M5, a car flipped in the Cooks River Tunnel at Kyeemagh and all westbound lanes closed before reopening later in the afternoon.
- The M4 crash involved three cars in the eastbound lanes near Greystanes Road, blocking traffic and creating a backlog of about 7 km before the road reopened.
- Officials urged drivers to avoid the affected routes, use local streets to rejoin the M5 at Beverly Hills, or take the Great Western Highway instead of the M4.
- Traffic remained heavy on surrounding roads after the reopenings, and police said there were no serious injuries reported from the tunnel crash.