Transport

Hydrogen truck crash and resulting fire forces 11-hour closure of key motorway

Lorry carrying compressed H2 overturned and burst into flames on the Kyushu Expressway in southern Japan

A still image taken from video footage provided by local television station KKT showing the fire before the opposite carriageway was closed to traffic.
A still image taken from video footage provided by local television station KKT showing the fire before the opposite carriageway was closed to traffic.Photo: Kumamoto Kenmin Televisions
Editor, Hydrogen Insight
Published 8 September 2025, 12:43Updated 8 September 2025, 12:48
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