PLUMES of smoke could be seen near Stonehenge yesterday as a car caught fire.

Fire crews attended the small black car on the A303 westbound on Saturday, May 12.

Salisbury Journal:

Eyewitnesses said there were delays on the road until the wreckage was removed. 

A Wiltshire Fire Service spokesman said: "We received a call at 11.24am yesterday morning about a vehicle fire on the A303 Stonehenge Road. A crew from Amesbury attended the incident which involved a single vehicle, well alight and spreading to the verge. One breathing apparatus wearer used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire and our stop was at 11.52am."

Wiltshire Police has been contacted for more information.