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M40 car fire cleared near Watlington, Oxfordshire

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M40 car fire cleared near Watlington, Oxfordshire
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M40 vehicle blaze

Good evening and welcome to this breaking news live feed.

A vehicle fire has broken out on the M40 in Oxfordshire, resulting in lane closures.

We shall provide real-time updates as developments occur, so please remain with us.

Location

The emergency is taking place in the vicinity of Watlington.

Below is a live traffic map from Google Maps displaying the affected section of the motorway.

(Image: Google Maps)

Share your experience

Have you been impacted by this occurrence on the M40?

Are you currently caught in the resulting traffic delays this evening?

We would like to hear from you – please send your responses and photographs to ed.burnett@newsquest.co.uk

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Situation resolved

The emergency has now been resolved.

Conclusion

Thank you for following our reporting on this incident. We shall now be concluding this live feed.

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