Car fire leads to backup on Highway 525 | TRAFFIC ADVISORY


December 12, 2011 · 12:57 PM

A car fire near Race Road at Highway 20/Highway 525 has left traffic at a standstill just after 12:30 p.m. Monday.

Traffic was reportedly backed up for a few miles south of the accident scene shortly before 1 p.m. Limited traffic was being allowed to pass on the highway south of Race Road. A passer-by said the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.

Emergency crews and police were at the accident scene.

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