Traffic chaos after van with ‘explosives’ rolls on Sydney freeway 

Traffic chaos after van with ‘explosives’ rolls on Sydney freeway

The bomb squad is responding to reports of traffic chaos after a van filled with explosives rolled on a Sydney freeway.

The vehicle crashed just after 9am on the M7 freeway near Cecil Hills in Sydney’s west.

Police were called to the scene, where they found explosives generally used on railway tracks sprawled across the multi-lane road, 9News reported.

Explosives were also scattered across the nearby bush and grassland.

Bomb squad detectives equipped with protective gear are currently working to remove them safely.

Traffic in both directions is heavy.

More to come.



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