A car went up in flames on a busy Scottish motorway on Friday when police and fire departments were called to the scene.
Emergency services sped for the M90 near Junction 4 in Fife at around 3:45 p.m. on Friday, December 17.
After the vehicle caught fire on the hard shoulder, the fire brigade was called to put out the fire.
A passenger in a passing car captured the shocking scene as smoke rose from the car.
Motorists used social media to warn that traffic had come to a standstill.
One wrote, “We’ve been stuck for over 20 minutes but can’t really see what happened.”
Another said: “I passed the car when it was completely on fire – there were no police or fire brigade yet – a man was a few meters away.”
Nobody was injured in the fire.
A police spokesman for Scotland said: “We were made aware of a burning car on the hard shoulder of the M90 near Junction 4 at around 3:45 pm.
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“Nobody was injured and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service put out the fire.
“Officials regulated the traffic on site and the vehicle was recovered around 5:20 pm.”
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has been asked for a comment.
