A driver was taken to hospital after a lorry caught fire on the M11.

The fire took place on Junction 11 heading northbound, where fire crews from Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire attended just after 5.30am on December 16.

A Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We got the call just after 5.30am to a lorry fire on the M11.

“Two crews from Cambridgeshire and another from Hertfordshire are in attendance with two water carriers.

Saffron Walden Reporter: Some of the aftermath after a lorry fire on the M11.Some of the aftermath after a lorry fire on the M11. (Image: National Highways)

“The driver of the lorry was treated by an ambulance crew for smoke inhalation.”

The northbound carriageway was reopened on Thursday evening.

A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said the driver was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

“Injuries are not thought to be life threatening,” they said.