Firefighters across Christchurch were called to the southern motorway this morning to tackle a bus that had caught fire.
The blaze was “well alight” according to the Fire and Emergency shift manager, Simon Lyford.
Crews received a call that a bus was on fire on the motorway at 6.30am, two crews from Rolleston and Wigram responded, along with a tanker to fight the blaze.
![The bus was empty at the time, save for the driver. Photo / Supplied.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VDUPJ35XOZF3HDJLJY4KLOWWUE.jpg?auth=44990bc86ee3031951490a806c623cc8ccffb073936ab20b0e5503a1e9409173&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)