By LAURA WAKELY
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted after hitchhiking to Melbourne last week.
The 38-year-old accepted a lift from Ballarat to Melbourne with a truck driver on Sunday 19 February.
The driver pulled over along the Altona-bound lanes on the Western Ring Rd at around 11am in Sunshine and sexually molested the woman. She managed to escape the truck and fled the scene.
Footscray Sexual Offences and Child Investigation Team are investigating the incident. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppers.com.au