A salvage operation is under way after a truck loaded with supermarket groceries went up in flames on the M1 at Freemans Waterhole.
Police say the B-Double was travelling in the northbound lanes just past Freemans Drive when an axle on the trailer caught fire just before 11.00pm on Monday.
The driver managed to escape unharmed as the fire quickly took hold, destroying the trailer and its contents.
The northbound lanes of the M1 are closed with traffic diversions in place on Freemans Drive and Palmers Road.
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| Thousands of dollars worth of groceries were lost in the fire Picture: NBN News |
