Traffic was interrupted on the Via do Infante (A22) early this morning, between the A2 motorway junction and the Boliqueime junction.
At around 5:25 am, following a collision in the Portimão/Faro direction involving two heavy goods vehicles, one of the trucks caught fire, completely destroying the vehicle.
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The driver suffered minor injuries, and was taken to Faro Hospital.
Traffic was reopened at 6:43 am, initially restricted to one lane and causing long traffic queues.
According to the Civil Protection website, a total of 28 members of various fire departments, INEM, GNR and other entities attended the scene.
The road, in the Portimão/Faro direction, was closed while relief operations were carried out, which on that communication route, which has since reopened.
Source https://www.algarveprimeiro.com/
