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Vehicle fire disrupts motorway between Rufisque and Diamniadio

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Vehicle fire disrupts motorway between Rufisque and DiamniadioIllustrative image · James Courtright · CC BY-SA 4.0

A vehicle caught fire at around 9.10pm on Tuesday 27 October on the toll motorway, near exit 10 at Keur Ndiaye Lo, disrupting traffic between Rufisque-Ouest and Diamniadio. Motorists are advised to take exit 9, according to Seneweb.

A vehicle caught fire at around 9.10pm on Tuesday 27 October on the toll motorway, near exit 10 at Keur Ndiaye Lo, in the Dakar-AIBD direction, disrupting traffic between Rufisque-Ouest and Diamniadio, Seneweb reports.

Emergency teams were deployed to the scene. Motorists are advised to take exit 9 and then rejoin the motorway from the Diamniadio entrance, according to Seneweb.

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