A car has burst into flames on the A12 near Woodbridge in east Suffolk.

The vehicle, sitting in a layby near Marlesford, was photographed engulfed in a fireball earlier this morning.

Firefighters from the Woodbridge station responded to the incident, getting the call out to the blaze at 11.18am.

East Anglian Daily Times: A car caught fire on the A12 in east SuffolkA car caught fire on the A12 in east Suffolk (Image: Kayleigh Chaplin)

There were concerns that the fire could potentially spread by igniting nearby bushes.

The firefighters tackled the blaze, calling a stop to the incident at 12.39pm.

No one was injured during the incident.

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