M5 closed after car bursts into flames with smoke pouring across road

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M5 closed after vehicle bursts into flames
M5 closed after vehicle bursts into flames

A section of the M5 motorway has been closed after a car burst into flames on the carriageway near Worcester.

The car caught fire shortly after junction seven on the southbound lanes.

National Highways has confirmed the motorway is closed and a traffic camera shows fire crews at the scene as smoke billows across the motorway.

Heavy traffic can also be seen on the opposite carriageway, going northbound.

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