An incident captured by VicRoads cameras this morning has prompted Chris Miller from the Department of Transport to share a “critical” message.

On the M80 Ring Road this morning, a woman was seen getting out of her vehicle after a breakdown and stood with her back to traffic travelling at speed.

Press PLAY below to hear Chris Miller’s ‘critical’ reminder to motorists

Mr Miller urged Melburnians not to get out of their vehicle if they break down on a busy road.

“Stay inside your car, keep your seatbelt on, make yourself as visible as possible — so turn every light on,” he said.

“And then call us — 13 11 70 — we’ll dispatch people, we’ll also lower the speeds on the approach so you haven’t got trucks barrelling up behind you at 100km.”