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James Moncur

Van engulfed in flames on M9 as dramatic clip captures blaze

This is the shocking moment a white van burst into a fireball on a busy Scottish motorway.

The terrifying innocent happened on the M9 near Perth, close to the turn-off for Dundee.

The footage shows a white van towing a black 4x4 parked on the side of the road.

The vehicle's engine compartment and cab are entirely engulfed in flames as a man wearing a grey hoody looks on making a phone call.

The vehicle's engine compartment burst into flames. (@Burmanski - Twitter)

The clip appeared on the Twitter feed of Lee Burman - @Burmanski - and was filmed by a passenger.

A person in the car can be heard saying: “Bl**dy hell, I hope everyone got out ok.”

The clip appeared on the Twitter feed of @Burmanski and was filmed by a passenger. (@Burmanski - Twitter)

Police Scotland was tagged in the tweet that appeared online at about 2.05pm today.

A force spokesman said: “Around 2.15pm on Monday, 11 April, police were called to the M9 at junction 1 northbound, following a report of a van fire.

"There were no injuries and recovery was arranged.”

While a Scottish Fire and Rescue spokesperson added: "We received a call of a vehicle fire on the M9 at 14.01. Two high pressure hose reels were used to bring the fire under control, along with two officers in breathing apparatus.

"Our two vehicles deployed from Livingston and the stop call was received at 14.36."

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