A CAR was “stranded” on a busy dual carriageway as smoke billowed across the road.
Motorists travelling home at rush hour saw smoke coming across the A449 between Sixways and Claines on Friday (June 12).
“Stranded vehicle in the first lane of the A449 near Claines roundabout heading from Sixways,” an eyewitness said. “Massive cloud of smoke when I went past.”
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The fire service said the incident was initially called in as a fire but that it was later discovered to be a mechanical fault.
“We received a call at 4.51pm to a car fire on the A449 between the Sixways island and the Claines island,” a Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said.
“It was a false alarm. It was a broken down vehicle with mechanical failure.
“The vehicle is stranded in lane one, which is closed.”
By 7.30pm the road had reopened and traffic had returned to normal.