NT road train fire: Truckie and 220 head of cattle escape outback blaze unharmed
Hundreds of head of cattle and the driver of a road train truck have miraculously escaped unharmed, after the vehicle caught fire while travelling through a remote part of the Northern Territory.
The road train was about 80 kilometres south of Elliot yesterday afternoon, carrying 220 head of cattle, when the driver spotted the flames.
Hundreds of head of cattle and the driver of a road train truck have miraculously escaped unharmed, after the vehicle caught fire while travelling through a remote part of the Northern Territory. 9News
The road train was about 80 kilometres south of Elliot yesterday afternoon, carrying 220 head of cattle, when the driver spotted the flames. 9News
He pulled over, but was unable to extinguish the blaze, which quickly consumed the front of the truck. 9News
He pulled over, but was unable to extinguish the blaze, which quickly consumed the front of the truck.
Police attended the scene, but the stretch of road was too remote for firefighters to reach.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
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