Carriageway blocked after bus bursts into flames

A bus fully engulfed in flames with smoke plumes coming from it. The sky is dark and it is on the side of the road. Image source, Launceston Community Fire Station
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Firefighters were called to the A30 at about 06:30 BST

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Crews are dealing with a bus fire on a main road in Cornwall with the westbound carriageway blocked to traffic.

Firefighters from Bodmin and Launceston were called to the A30 near Bolventor at about 06:30 BST, said the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service.

National Highways South West said the A30 westbound carriageway was closed between the A395 at Kennards House and the A389 at Bodmin.

Traffic website Inrix warned of "slow traffic due to bus fire and oil spillage".

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