Travel : Lorry carrying potatoes catches fire on A1 southbound

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Published: 09:05, 29 June 2017

Firefighters at the scene of the fire, on a lorry carrying potatoes. It was on the A1 southbound near Claypole

A lorry carrying potatoes caught fire on the A1.

Police were called just after 9.30am to the incident.

A lorry carrying potatoes has caught fire on the A1 near Claypole holding up traffic on the southbound carriageway pic.twitter.com/SVmadkVoW6
— Newark Advertiser (@advertisergroup) June 29, 2017

No other vehicles were involved.

Traffic which had been delayed following the fire was let through a nearby slip road.

Traffic which was held up by the lorry fire on the A1 southbound is being let through along the adjacent slip road pic.twitter.com/PanE1tZ6oh
— Newark Advertiser (@advertisergroup) June 29, 2017