A LORRY was driven along a section of the A487 in Ceredigion while on fire this morning, igniting hedgerows as it went, the fire service has said.

The large goods vehicle, which was travelling south between Aberystwyth and Llanrhystud on Monday morning, was carrying machinery on a large trailer.

Fire crews extinguished the fire in the trailer when the lorry was eventually stopped near Llanddeiniol. It had scorched several hedges along its route.

It is not known how the fire was caused or when it was noticed by the driver.

The incident, at around 7.45am, caused major delays on the main route into and out of Aberystwyth during peak commuter time.

The road was closed for around an hour, with diversions put in place.

Fire crews and police attended the incident, during which no-one was hurt.

Crews from Aberystwyth and Aberaeron were called to the incident at 7.44am, and the fire was put out by firefighters using two hose reel jets, one thermal-imaging camera and one powder extinguisher. Crews were on site dealing with the blaze until 9.28am.

Dyfed-Powys Police warned motorists to expect long delays between Llanrhystud and Llanfarian and both carriageways were closed with diversions in place. The road reopened at around 9.30am.