Lorry crash and fire closes major A-road

A large lorry, blackened by fire, tilted to one side on a muddy grass verse in a wooded area beside the road. There is a large hole in one side of the lorry. A highways van with an orange light on top is parked by the road next to the vehicle. Travel Somerset

The lorry burst into flames after leaving the carriageway

Bea Swallow
BBC News, West of England

A key route has been closed after a lorry veered off a road and burst into flames.

Avon and Somerset Police was called to the A358 at Halsway Hill near Crowcombe, Somerset, shortly before 08:00 GMT on Wednesday.

Emergency services are currently in attendance, but police have confirmed that no-one was injured during the incident.

The carriageway remains shut near to the junction with Culverhays Lane while recovery work is carried out.

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