Watch: Car bursts into flames on Auckland motorway, causing delays

Dramatic footage captured a car engulfed in flames on an Auckland motorway, blocking lanes and causing huge delays for motorists.

Waka Kotahi warned of delays at about 3.15pm, and said the fire was extinguished and motorists should still expect slow traffic at 3.55pm.

Emergency services responded to the fire in the westbound lane of the Upper Harbour Motorway, State Highway 18, near Tauhinu Rd, at about 3pm this afternoon.

Two fire trucks rushed to the scene in Auckland’s Greenhithe. Police said motorists should take a detour or expect delays.

“No injuries have been reported but traffic is being impacted in the area,” a police spokesperson said.

In video footage of the blaze, flames larger than the car itself can be seen streaming from the bonnet and a wheel well. Black smoke billowed from the car, a white Mercedes-Benz.