a car on fire then an accident between 5 vehicles causes traffic jams towards Lille

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You may have been stuck for a while or still are this morning of Wednesday November 20, 2024 around Lille (North). The cause? A car was on fire on the A25at the level of La Chapelle-d’Armentières (North) before 7 a.m. This caused disruptions in traffic and major traffic jams, reports the prefecture's road surveillance unit. At the end of the morning, a another accident is reported, between 5 vehicles, also causing kilometers of congestion towards the Capital of Flanders. Details.

Motorway exit while firefighters intervene

At 6:44 a.m. this Wednesday, the prefecture reported that a car was on fire on this busy highway, in the direction Dunkirk towards Lille, near La Chapelle-d'Armentières. The incident occurred at the level ofexchanger 8. During the emergency intervention, “the vehicles come out[ai]ent of the motorway at the interchange” to immediately return to the motorway towards Lille. Traffic was then disrupted for 7 km from Steenwerck.

New point before 7:30 a.m.: the vehicle had been removed by the breakdown repairer. The right lane was being cleared. A 13 km traffic jam had formed in the wake of the incident.

A new accident between 5 vehicles, 5 km of traffic jams

In the same area, a few hours later, a another accident occurredthis time between 5 vehicles. In the same direction and at the same level. “The left lane and the right lane are neutralized,” indicated the prefecture at 11:15 a.m. There circulation was then done on the emergency lane.

New point at noon: the left lane is neutralized; the right lane is reopened to traffic. A 8 km traffic jam is reported.

At 12:44 p.m., thethe incident is over. The paths are freeing up.

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