By JESSE GRAHAM
TWO drivers were taken to hospital with minor injuries last night, after an intense collision on the Maroondah Highway in Coldstream.
The crash occurred at 5.36pm yesterday (Monday 5 May), where two cars collided at the traffic lights that intersect the Maroondah and Melba highways.
Both cars received extensive amounts of damage in the crash, with the front sections of the cars destroyed.
A section of the Healesville-bound lane of the Maroondah Highway was closed to the public as emergency services redirected traffic towards Yarra Glen.
The two drivers – a man in his twenties and a man in his sixties – were both taken to Maroondah Hospital by ambulance in stable conditions.
An Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said both drivers received minor injuries in the crash, and that no-one was trapped in the vehicles requiring rescue.
Coldstream Fire Brigade captain John Fenton said that crews were on the scene until around 6.45pm, when the wreckage was cleared.
He said the crash was the third for the area in the last 10 days.
The cause of the crash remains unknown, and a Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol officer interviewed people at the scene of the crash.
The Mail attempted to contact the Yarra Ranges Highway Patrol for comment, but a member was not available for comment.
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