Peak hour traffic on Pretoria Road was disrupted on Friday afternoon when a car travelling towards the city centre caught fire.
Two fire engines from Ekurhuleni emergency services were on the scene to extinguish the blaze but the vehicle was completely destroyed.
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The incident happened just after 4pm. When Express got to the scene close to the Kempton campus of Ekurhuleni West College traffic travelling towards the CBD was still being diverted.
The owner of the vehicle, who wanted to remain anonymous, told Express he was on his way to work when he noticed smoke coming from the car.
He immediately pulled over and the smoke disappeared. He decided to continue driving.
He did not get far before smoke again plumed from the car. He pulled over again as the vehicle burst into flames. He immediately jumped from the car and had to look on as it burned out.
He did not sustain any injuries.
