A van has been destroyed by a fire which broke out on a busy stretch of motorway near Bristol. Emergency services rushed to the scene on the southbound M49 at around 5pm today (May 19).
Traffic on the motorway was stopped between junction one and the junction for the M5. Firefighters battled the flames before motorists were eventually allowed to head off.
Pictures taken by passing motorists show a van pulled over on the hard shoulder of the motorway. One image shows the vehicle was destroyed by the flames, leaving just the charred shell behind.
