Plumes of smoke seen after car catches on fire in Northampton following collision

The incident happened in Kingsley Road just before 9am on Wednesday January 14.

Firefighters were called to the scene and the road was closed while the incident was dealt with.

A Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “A crew from Moulton tackled the fire and wearing breathing apparatus used a hose-reel jet put out the fire, which had started following a road traffic collision with another vehicle.

“By 9.15am firefighters were dampening down remaining hotspots.”

The crew returned to their station shortly before 11.30am, according the fire service.