Long delays on A14 after bus fire near Kettering
Motorists have experienced long delays on the A14 after emergency services were called to a vehicle fire near Kettering today (Wednesday, April 29).
The incident, involving a bus, took place on the A14 eastbound exit slip road at Junction 11 Cranford – the turn for Twywell Hills and Dales and Finedon.
Initial reports said the whole of the eastbound carriageway was closed but one lane was subsequently re-opened.
A spokesman for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) said: NFRS was called shortly after 6:30am this morning (April 29) to reports of a bus on fire on the A14 eastbound between junctions 10 and 11.
“Crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose-reel jets to put out the fire and dampen down any hotspots.
“There were no passengers on board the bus at the time.
“The fire is believed to have started accidentally.”
National Highways said: “The event is expected to clear between 9am and 9.15am.”
Traffic had been queueing back to Junction 10 for Burton Latimer where another accident on the ‘McDonald’s’ roundabout also caused tailbacks.