Hundreds of cars get flat tyres after truck spills scrap metal

Metal debris damages hundreds of vehicles on major Sydney highway

Hundreds of vehicles were damaged after a truck spilled metal debris across multiple lanes of a major Sydney highway on Friday. Read full story

Hundreds of flat tires caused by sharp metal debris on road

Authorities in Australia are using magnets to pick up sharp metal debris strewn over nearly 20 miles of road outside Sydney. Hundreds of motorists reported flat tires in the early hours of Friday after improperly secured scrap metal spilled out of a hauler—"a mechanical error of some sort" as someone from the company responsible admitted. — Read the rest The post Hundreds of flat tires caused by sharp metal debris on road appeared first on Boing…

According to the authorities, the truck travelled 30 kilometres before the scrap metal spill was detected, and was reported to have lost nearly 750 kg of metal on the road.

Australia metal debris spillage damages hundreds of cars

A truck spilled 750kg of sharp metal debris across one of Australia's busiest highways this morning, authorities said, forcing city-bound lanes to close, damaging hundreds of vehicles and sparking traffic chaos.

M1 reopened after scrap metal chaos on road

The M1 has now re-opened after 750 kilograms of scrap metal was strewn across the motorway, damaging hundreds of cars and sparking traffic up to 40km long.

Mayhem on NSW motorway after metal shards puncture hundreds of vehicles' tyres

A clean-up operation comprised of emergency crews and sweepers is underway after 25km of the M1 Motorway north of Sydney was closed.