TRAFFIC has returned to normal on the M40 and A34 following a lorry fire earlier this evening.
There were queues at Junction 9 with delays northbound on the A34 to Wendlebury Interchange from around 5pm.
One lane was closed on the slip road while fire crews from Kindlington, Bicester and Oxford's Rewley Road station cool the wheel of a lorry which had caught fire.
Picture credit: Google Maps 5.46pm
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service have praised the 'quick thinking' of the lorry driver who detached the trailer from the HGV and extinquished the fire.
Crews from #Kidlington, @bicesterfirestation and #RewleyRd cooling the wheel of a lorry following a fire. Quick thinking by the driver to detach the trailer and extinguish the fire using an extinguisher helping to keep disruption to a minimum. Lane to be re-opened shortly #M40 pic.twitter.com/MvVjQGLKTF
— OxonFireRescue (@OxonFireRescue) February 19, 2018
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