Truck fire in Sydney's M5 East Tunnel

The M5 East has reopened at Bexley North after a truck fire in the main tunnel.

Sprinklers were set off when the blaze broke out before 2pm on Thursday afternoon.

New South Wales Fire & Rescue crews rushed to the scene.


Firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze, and worked to remove the charred vehicle.

7News Sydney chopper pictures of heavy traffic delays following M5 East truck fire. Photo: First on 7News
7News Sydney chopper pictures of heavy traffic delays following M5 East truck fire. Photo: First on 7News