THE Wodonga-Yackandandah Road does not require a safety upgrade, according to VicRoads.

The road, which was the scene of a triple fatality last week, will be monitored by VicRoads, but the organisation has not flagged changes.

North Eastern regional director Bryan Sherritt said about 1800 vehicles used the road on an average weekday.

He extended sympathy to the friends and family of the three victims and said an ongoing maintenance program would continue.

But Gary Hayward, who has used the road daily for 2½ years, said there had been a marked increase in trucks.

“It needs to be fixed,” he said.

“It’s full of potholes and if you’re driving to work every day it’s pretty dangerous.”

Mr Hayward said people swerved to avoid the holes, which were “pretty severe” when run over.

“Trucks should not go along those roads at the peak morning and afternoon hours,” he said.

“There are more people moving into the area but the roads have stayed the same.”

Indigo Shire mayor Bernard Gaffney said he did not believe the road had been an issue in Thursday’s crash.

“I drive that road a couple of times a week and I don’t believe the road is an issue,” he said.

“This should never have happened.

“Who is responsible for the maintenance of petrol tankers?

“While I have full confidence in the police investigation to establish what happened, we need to know what protocols are in place.

“We as a community must make certain a tragedy like this never happens again.”

VicRoads said there had been no crashes within a kilometre of the site in the past five years.

Police continue to investigate the cause of the crash and what led to the trailer being uncoupled from the truck.

“We haven’t made a determination in relation to any cause,” Major Collision Investigation Unit Detective Sen-Constable Daryll Out said.