Two vehicles on fire, an entrance to the A8 closed near Nice, traffic still busy… Update on the accident which paralyzed the motorway this Wednesday

A big accident, with two burning cars on a trailer truck, paralyzed the A8 motorway this Wednesday, November 20 late in the morning.

Many firefighters from the department intervened at the level of the Nice-Est exit, in the Aix-Italie directionon the Ariane bridge in Nice.

Two light vehicles, who were on a heavy goods vehicle carrying seven cars in total, caught fire.

The rear axle of the heavy goods vehicle was also on fire when firefighters arrived on the scene.

Vinci Highways closed the highway entrance at this level for a few hours.

A 11h50the traffic was even “totally interrupted” in both directions, according to count X of the A8.

Around 1:20 p.m. this WednesdaySDIS06 communicated about the end of this fire, but the highway services insisted that traffic is still busy at the start of the afternoon.