Highways England patrol car catches fire on M62

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Mar 2018, 10:42 BST

Updated 2nd Mar 2018, 11:55 BST

The Highways England 4x4 was completely destroyed in the fire

A Highways England 4x4 clearing the way for gritters on the M62 inadvertently added to the chaos when it caught fire.

The patrol vehicle was part of a road block to allow gritters to pass by when it burst into flames on the eastbound carriageway near to junction 22 for Ripponden yesterday.

Nobody was injured and the vehicle was taken onto the hard shoulder.