» A heavy vehicle on fire on the A14, heading north after Roseto degli Abruzzi

No consequences for the driver who managed to get out of the vehicle

This afternoon a team of firefighters from the Roseto degli Abruzzi detachment intervened on the northern carriageway of the A14 motorway, at Km 342, shortly after the entrance to the Roseto degli Abruzzi toll booth, following a fire in an articulated lorry. used for the transport of drinks. The flames developed in the engine compartment and subsequently engulfed the entire vehicle. The driver, as soon as he noticed the fire had started, immediately pulled the vehicle over to the emergency lane and quickly got out of the driver’s cab and moved to a safe position. The arrival of the Roseto degli Abruzzi detachment team at the site of the fire was delayed by traffic blocking on the motorway. Therefore the tanker sent to the scene by the Teramo Command was made to travel against traffic on the northern carriageway with the escort of the motorway police. The firefighters took steps to make the burned vehicle safe which was then recovered by a tow truck. For the entire duration of the intervention, the northern carriageway of the motorway remained closed to vehicular traffic and a long column of vehicles lined up formed. The Motorway Police of the VII section of Città Sant’Angelo and the Autostrade per l’Italia staff also intervened on site to carry out their duties.