traffic suffered long delays on the southbound A34 today when a lorry caught fire near the Kidlington junction.

Police and firefighters were sent to the scene at about 2.15pm amid reports that the blaze had spread to the lorry’s fuel tank.

Although the fire was soon put out, worries about fuel spilling from the damaged lorry on to the road surface meant that one lane was still closed into the evening, with queuing traffic stretching back to junction nine of the M40 at Wendlebury at 6pm.