There was heavy traffic on the M1 this afternoon, after a semi-trailer was engulfed by flames near Morisset.
Firefighters were called just before one o’clock, and arrived to find the truck well alight.
The blaze also sparked a small grass fire.
One northbound lane of the motorway was closed for around three hours, while crews extinguished the flames.
The truck driver escaped injury.
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