A30 bus fire

Footage shows the extent of damage to the coach after it burst into flames on the A We have a30 bus fire newsletters. Pictures show what is left of a coach travelling on the A30 after it burst into flames with passengers onboard.

The A30 is closed in both directions in West Cornwall as police deal with 'an ongoing incident'. The team added: "Please avoid the area and thank you for your patience while we deal with an ongoing incident. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Please report any comments that break our rules. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services.

A30 bus fire

Footage has emerged of black smoke and flames spilling out of a coach that caught fire on an East Devon stretch of the A30 earlier today. A coach fire caused traffic chaos on the A30, near Ottery St Mary. Picture by Victoria Burgoyne. Image: Archant. Filmed by Victoria Burgoyne, the footage shows cars slowing as they approach a plume of thick, black smoke, coming from the stricken vehicle. At around lunchtime today, Devon and Cornwall Police reported a coach fire had closed the A30, near Fairmile, in both directions. The fire service remained at the scene for scene safety and to prevent fuel entering water courses. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Please report any comments that break our rules. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience — the local community.

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Thick black smoke and leaking fuel shut surrounding roads. We have more newsletters. This dramatic dash cam footage shows the moment a coach fuel tank explodes on the A30, as a car passes next to it on the opposite carriageway. The footage was captured by NW Photography, and you can see and hear the moment an explosion rumbles across the A Roads surrounding the area were closed due to hazardous driving conditions caused by the sheer amount of leaking fuel and thick black smoke.

We have more newsletters. Bus safety campaigners in Cornwall fear passengers will die in a horrific bus fire if improvements to the whole fleet are not made. The investigation came as pressure has been mounting to understand why there have been so many bus and coach fires in Cornwall and in the rest of the UK too, with unions and campaign groups insisting the fleet of coaches and bus on British roads are a danger to passengers and it is only a matter of time before passengers die. The call for a root and branch investigation has now been carried out by the DVSA and found that many incorrect repairs and drivers continuing to drive despite warning systems advising them to stop have been behind buses and coaches heating up and catching fire. Read next: A30 coach destroyed in blaze after passengers evacuated. The DVSA report comes as the A38 was shut near Doublebois in June when a bus caught fire and only this week, it was the A30 which had to be closed while firefighters dealt with another bus burst into flames with passengers on board between Bodmin and Launceston.

A30 bus fire

According to roads traffic and monitoring service, Inrix, there is slow traffic in the area due to the incident on the eastbound carriageway between B Bodmin Moor Services and A30 Holywell Cross. Traffic heading towards Launceston is being impacted. Congestion to The Gulf Station. Cornwall Live will be bringing you all of the latest updates regarding this incident in the blog below. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police has confirmed officers helped assist with road closure.

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Passengers have been collected by a replacement coach, the fire service has been confirmed. Devon and Cornwall Police are in attendance and the eastbound carriageway of the A30 has been closed to ensure safety, while the incident is being dealt with. Crash leaves driver fighting for life. Sign up for our Exeter newsletter and you'll never miss a big story again More Newsletters. See our Privacy Notice. Deactivate Piano meter debugger. Cornwall Council. Image from the scene. Cornwall Air Ambulance. Raging driver halts in middle of traffic, screams at school bus. Devon Game store closing in fresh blow to town. Cornwall tenant refused right to buy home outraged to see it up for sale.

The A30 westbound in Cornwall has reopened following a vehicle fire involving a coach. The incident shut the carriageway near Bolventor earlier today August Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said: "Fire crews from Bodmin and Launceston are in attendance at a coach that is fully involved in fire.

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