Update 9.15am

A van caught fire on the Marsa flyover on Friday morning, leading to a temporary road closure.

No one was injured in the fire, which was reported shortly after 7am on the lane linking the flyover to Triq Garibaldi. 

The road was temporarily closed to traffic and the Civil Protection Department was called to the site to put out the fire.

Footage sent in by a reader.

Motorists took to social media to complain that they were stuck in traffic for at least 30 minutes.

By 9.15am, the road was reopened to traffic.

</em>Photo: Mario Mallone on Maltese Roads Traffic Updates Facebook page.<em>Photo: Mario Mallone on Maltese Roads Traffic Updates Facebook page.

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