Dramatic photo shows car up in flames on M60 motorway

Fire crews were called to the scene on the motorway near Whitefield earlier today

This dramatic photo showed a car up in flames on the M60 motorway.

The fire broke out in the vehicle on the motorway near Whitefield earlier this morning (Monday, May 11). Large flames and a huge plume of smoke billowed from the vehicle as motorists drove past.

Two lanes were closed off on the clockwise side of the motorway as emergency crews responded. A spokesperson for the fire service said three fire engines were sent to the scene.

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Two hose reels were used to extinguish the fire. Nobody is believed to have been injured in the incident, the M.E.N understands.

Huge queues formed on the motorway as the lanes were closed off. The motorway was fully reopened at around 7.30am.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Shortly after 6.35am on Monday 11 May, three fire engines from Broughton, Agecroft and Whitefield fire stations were called to attend a car fire on the M60 clockwise between junctions 16 and 17.

“Crews arrive quickly and used two hose reel jets and breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire. Firefighters made the area safe before departing after approximately one hour at the scene.”