Truck Fire Causes Major Delays On Adelaide's South Eastern Freeway

Adelaide commuters have been dealing with major traffic delays following a large truck fire on the South-Eastern Freeway. 

Emergency services were called to the South-Eastern Freeway in Adelaide Hills at around 9AM this morning following reports a truck carrying scaffolding had burst into flames.

The truck was on metres away from the entering the Heysen tunnels when the explosion took place. 

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The driver of the truck is believed to have escaped the blaze uninjured.

Emergency services were forced to shut down one of the lanes as fire fighters worked to contain the fire. 

According to police, the fire was likely caused by an electrical fault. 

The fire caused significant delays for commuters with traffic congested up to Crafters.

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