THIS is the horror moment a truck caught fire on the side of a busy Irish stretch of road yesterday evening.
The horror blaze happened before junction 20 on the M1 on Monday.
The junction leads from Newry to Dundalk in Co Louth.
Several videos have been widely shared across social media of cars driving past the truck as the fire raged on.
Huge flames rose from the lorry as thick black smoke billowed into the air.
However, the road was later closed as emergency services attended the scene.
Local resident Sean Magennis caught footage of emergency services at the scene of the blaze from a bridge above the busy dual carriageway.
And a local community page, Killean Edentubber Regeneration, shared the video to Facebook and warned road users of the raging fire.
They said: “Thanks to one of our residents Sean Magennis for the video taken from the bridge just before Junction 20 this evening
“A lorry has caught fire on the dual carriageway leading from Newry to Dundalk. Road currently closed.”
Emergency services can be seen attempting to control the blaze in the footage.
It is understood no injuries were reported as a result of the fire.
The scene has now been cleared and the road reopened.
Locals even revealed they had noticed the blaze from their homes.
Commenting on the shocking footage one resident wrote: “We heard it from the house, dog was barking, we were wondering what it was.”
SUNNY WEATHER ALERT
Separately, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) are warning road users to take extra caution during the sunny weather.
It comes as Met Eireann have promised temperatures will reach at least 23C over the coming days.
Posting on social media TII warned Irish motorists to watch out for sun glare.
They said: “Sun glare can be a real hazard for drivers!
“Reduce the risk by wearing sunglasses and keeping
your windscreen clean.”
