Car fire at Helensvale causes M1 traffic chaos

A man is being assessed for smoke inhalation after a car burst into flames on the M1, with police issuing a traffic warning to drivers. FIND OUT MORE.

Traffic warning after ute bursts into flames on M1 Pacific Motorway at Helensvale.

Police have issued a traffic warning after a car burst into flames on the Pacific Motorway at Helensvale on Wednesday.

Emergency services were called to the scene near exit 62 on the southbound lanes of the M1, where a ute was well-involved in flames just after 11.15am on Wednesday.

A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said crews were on scene by 11.20am and the fire was out by 11.30am.

A man was being assessed for smoke inhalation, although it was not yet clear whether he would be taken to hospital, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said.

Police have warned the incident might cause some traffic headaches, posting an alert to social media just before 11.30am on Wednesday. 

More to come. 

Originally published as Car fire at Helensvale causes M1 traffic chaos