A driver escaped but his car looked to be written off after a crash in East Cambridgeshire .

Emergency services were called to Burwell after a motorist rolled his car onto the side and the vehicle caught fire.

Fire crews attended and police temporarily closed the road.

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Cambs Times: Car crash in Burwell todayCar crash in Burwell today (Image: Cambs Fire)

Cambs Times: Car crash in Burwell todayCar crash in Burwell today (Image: Cambs Fire)

Cambs Times: Car crash in Burwell todayCar crash in Burwell today (Image: Cambs Fire)


The incident happened just before 7am’

Brief details were provided by Burwell Community Fire Station.

They posted to their Facebook page: “A lucky escape for this driver this morning after their car rolled onto its side and caught fire.

“ We worked with the police to resolve the incident #teamwork #mightyburwell #knowyourroads “

Cambs Fire and Rescue confirmed later they were called at 5.27 on Thursday to a fire on Weirs Drove in Burwell.

“Firefighters arrived to find a car well alight after it collided with a tree,” said a statement.

“Wearing breathing apparatus, they extinguished the fire using a hose reel and returned to their station by 6.45am.”

The statement added: “The cause of the fire was accidental.”