More than 100 vehicles stuck with flat tyres on busy Sydney motorway after sharp debris on road

<p>A trucking company has apologised for the debris, which it says spread over a ‘couple of kilometres’ on the M1 causing traffic chaos before 5am Friday</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/02/australia-election-2025-live-last-day-campaign-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-coalition-poll-voting-ntwnfb">Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">afternoon election email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>A trucking company has apologised after more than 100 vehicles were stuck with flat tyres on a busy Sydney motorway due to sharp metal debris spread across the road.</p><p>Police were called to the southbound M1 between Wyong Road and Mount White about 5.10am on Friday “due to a large amount of metal debris on the roadway”, New South Wales police said in a statement.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/02/m1-traffic-sydney-motorway-australia-update-more-than-100-vehicles-flat-tyres">Continue reading...</a>