A driver escaped serious injury when a truck fire closed part of the M1 for hours on Monday, August 7 causing delays well into Tuesday morning.
The M1 was closed northbound at Warnervale after the truck caught fire at about 8pm.
Emergency services and traffic crews arrived quickly on the scene, with motorists advised to exit the motorway at Wyong Rd and use the Pacific Hwy through Wyong to rejoin the motorway at Sparks Rd.
Just before 10pm, the northbound diversion was lifted with one northbound lane reopened.
By 7am on Tuesday, August 8, another northbound lane was opened but motorists were warned of extensive delays.
Footage from passersby showed flames towering high above the B-double as firefighters battled to bring them under control.
The driver is understood to have escaped the incident largely unharmed.
Investigations into the incident continue.
CNN