19 Dec, 2024 @ 11:41
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Watch: Lorry becomes engulfed in flames near Marbella causing huge traffic jam

A HUGE traffic jam was reported on the busy A-7 this morning after a lorry caught on fire.

Footage shared online shows how the vehicle became completely engulfed in flames at around 7.30am near Las Chapas.

The lorry was heading in the direction of Cadiz when the incident occurred.

Firefighters rushed to the scene and spent around two hours putting out the blaze, during which time a stretch of the motorway was closed.

The left lane was reopened at around 9.30am after the incident caused a 10km tailback.

The mayor of Marbella, Angeles Muñoz, asked the central government to open the AP-7 toll road to everyone to ease traffic.

She wrote on X: “Our road is collapsed today due to a spectacular truck rollover on the A-7 at the entrance to the urban centre of Marbella in the direction of Algeciras.

“We have asked the Spanish government to open the AP-7 to ease traffic.”

It is not known if Madrid responded to the mayor’s request.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
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