DRAMATIC footage shows a car ablaze on the M3 this morning (January 21), which has caused delays to those heading towards Bracknell.
Two lanes are closed and there is queuing traffic for four miles due to the fire, which is on the M3 southbound between J2 M25 J12 and J3 A322 (Bagshot / Lightwater).
M3 Car on fire #m3 #car #fire pic.twitter.com/ZZvu9aEfYI
— OG (@OfficialOliverG) January 21, 2020
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A video posted on Twitter just before 8am today (January 21) appears to show a car engulfed in flames.
The M3 northbound is slow passing the scene.
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Travel time is around 20 minutes along the M3 Southbound, around 45 minutes heading clockwise on the M25 and on the M25 anti-clockwise up to 35 minutes. Two of four lanes remain closed, with traffic passing in lanes three and four.
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