The tractor-trailer, carrying apparently junked cars, burned until firefighters arrived.
The southbound lanes of the Bruckner Expressway were closed while authorities towed away the tractor-trailer.
Tractor-trailer explodes on Bruckner Expwy.
BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY
The vehicle flipped onto its side and quickly caught fire near Middletown Road just after 1:30 a.m. this morning.
The driver escaped the burning rig with non-life threatening injuries.
He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center for treatement.
