Milos Veliki Fire Near Takovo Burns Truck Trailer
A trailer loaded with goods burned out on the Belgrade-bound side, while the cab was left undamaged. Sources disagree on whether traffic was halted.
A truck trailer loaded with goods burned out this morning, October 15, on the Milos Veliki motorway, on the stretch near Takovo, heading toward Belgrade. The cab, the front part of the truck, was left undamaged. According to most media, traffic on that section was halted, and drivers waited in a queue for more than an hour.
What happened on the stretch near Takovo
The fire broke out on Thursday morning. Flames engulfed the entire trailer and its cargo and destroyed it. Firefighters contained and extinguished the blaze, but thick smoke lingered over the section and reduced visibility. Photos and footage from the scene were published by the Regional Information News Agency RINA.
One of the drivers caught in the queue, who was not named, gave a statement to RINA. “Firefighters put out the fire, and thick smoke hung over the section,” he said. According to him, as relayed by the same agency, the wait in the queue lasted more than an hour.
The portal Srbija Danas credits the quick reaction of the truck driver for the cab surviving intact. No other source reports this, so we cite it here only as that portal’s claim.
Was traffic completely halted?
Sources disagree. B92, RTV, Kurir and Espreso report that traffic toward Belgrade was halted. Srbija Danas says it moved with difficulty, in long queues. Glas zapadne Srbije places the queue in front of the tunnel near Takovo and reports that traffic was halted at that moment.
According to the same source, police had no estimate of how long the delay could last. None of the sources reviewed reports that the section was reopened, or at what time. RTV published its report at 9:11 a.m.
Were there any injuries, and what caused the fire?
The sources are not aligned here either. Srbija Danas writes that no one was injured, while Glas zapadne Srbije says there is no official information on possible injuries.
The cause of the fire is not yet known. More information is expected after the on-site investigation. In its first reports, Glas zapadne Srbije says that, according to unofficial information, a truck was burning, while other sources speak of a trailer.
Srbija Danas advises drivers passing through the area to take extra care because of possible delays and the aftermath of the firefighters’ intervention.
