A fire in a car on the Southern Motorway has now been extinguished.
![This shot was taken by a passing motorist. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KTU4V5WBNGUB4UOHVO3XF3CUBA.jpg?auth=06c9b9dce95fd1cd70cecb69bc17ef09f7f2d041bdc35d1c3150c8ea3cace0bb&width=16&height=29&quality=70&smart=true)
Fire and police crews were called to the scene about 9.15am after the vehicle was spotted on fire in the southbound emergency lane, near the Greenlane exit.
![Fire crews are at the site of the crash. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2UTQVTIVRLUGDA4S5AD4ILQME4.jpg?auth=c821b7ba1347602926a513deeb54020fd46cb2057622e038fb6b2e0bbac8f8f7&width=16&height=29&quality=70&smart=true)
A police spokeswoman said the fire was in the car's engine.