Driver unhurt
Truck caught fire: 22 tons of cheese destroyed
Dangerous scenes Thursday evening on the A9 near Trieben in Styria: A 62-year-old Greek man's truck caught fire due to a tire blowout. Fortunately, the man was uninjured, but his load - 22 tons of cheese - and the vehicle were badly damaged.
The Greek man was driving his articulated lorry on the Pyhrnautobahn towards Spielfeld at around 9 pm on Thursday. Near Trieben, he noticed that one of the tires on the right side was flat. When the man stopped on the hard shoulder, the flat tire was already on fire.
The driver tried to extinguish the fire himself - but it was only an attempt. As a result, the fire spread to the side walls. To protect the towing vehicle, the 62-year-old dismounted the support and drove the truck a few meters away.
A9 closed for hours
The fire department, alerted by a following motorist, was finally able to extinguish the fire. The articulated lorry was badly damaged and the load, 22 tons of cheese, was destroyed. Fortunately, the driver escaped with a scare. The A9 had to be closed for hours during the clean-up operation.
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