THIS video shows a car engulfed in flames on the M3.

The video was captured by a passing vehicle's dashboard camera this morning.

Hampshire Fire and Rescue said they were called to the incident at 8.34am to the M3 between Junctions 6 and 7 northbound.

It took firefighters nearly an hour-and-a-half to extinguish the blaze which had "severely damaged" the car.

The crew, from Basingstoke fire station, used breathing apparatus and one hose reel from two pumps.

Lewis Horsley, who captured the footage on his dashboard camera, said the car was "completely engulfed in flames" and added that the incident it had caused tailbacks past the A303 exit.