Hundreds of Sydney Drivers Left Stranded as 30km of Motorway Eats Their Tyres

A 30km stretch of Sydney motorway turned into a rolling graveyard for rubber as sharp debris punctured hundreds of car tyres, leaving frustrated drivers stranded en masse. The M1 now ranks among Australia’s most bizarre traffic calamities—proving nothing flattens a day like an industrial-strength debris spill.
What stunned locals most was the sheer scale—up to 750kg of razor-edged “flock” steel spilling from a single truck, turning the M1 into a tire graveyard overnight. The viral traffic jam not only crashed commutes, but also exposed Sydney’s fragile motorway resilience.