Glastonbury hit by more travel chaos as lorry bursts into flames blocking road

Festival-goers were forced to evacuate their bus to Glastonbury as dramatic footage captured the moment a lorry burst into flames blocking a road to the festival.

A video uploaded on Instagram shows music fans heading to the music festival when they were forced to stop in the middle of the road while emergency services attended to the devastating fire that was obstructing travel to the festival.

Screams and gasps could be heard in the video as the red lorry burst into flames while on a key road to the site. Police quickly cordoned off the road and kept the music revellers at a safe distance while they tried to put the devastating blaze out.

Multiple firefighters were seen trying to put the flames out which could be seen spreading across the road. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported and all festival-goers are safe. It is unclear what happened to the lorry, or the driver.

The travel chaos comes as festival-goers travelling to Glastonbury were told to expect major train delays today as “emergency services are dealing with an incident near the railway”.

According to Great Western Railway (GWR), all lines are blocked at West Ealing in west London due to an ongoing incident that is affecting services to and from London Paddington, which is on the route serving Castle Cary, the nearest station to Glastonbury Festival.

This has led to several trains being cancelled, including the 8.38am departure from the capital to Castle Cary. Passengers are being warned to expect disruption until midday as thousands head to Glastonbury for the iconic music festival.

GWR said earlier this month that it planned to provide more than 28,600 seats on trains from London Paddington to Castle Cary between Wednesday and Friday for festivalgoers. It warned that early and mid-morning trains on Wednesday and Thursday were almost fully booked.