Van fire starts after running into ditch near Alexandra

Photo: Tom Kitchin
Photo: Tom Kitchin
Alexandra firefighter Mark Briggs extinguishes a van fire near Alexandra on Saturday afternoon.

Officer in charge Doug McLellan said tourists driving down a gravel road ran into a ditch, and the van burst into flames.

Part of a fence was damaged but no-one was injured. Firefighters were called to the scene at 3.27pm, along Crawford Hills Rd at Galloway, about 10km east of Alexandra.

One fire engine from Alexandra and a rural tanker from Clyde attended. The fire was contained within 45 minutes. 

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