A driver has been reported in connection with road traffic offences after a "lorry overturned" on a busy Scots road in the early hours of this morning.
Taxi driver 'leapt from car' as it burst into fireball on Scots residential street
18.01.2022 - 21:42 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A taxi driver leapt from his car as it burst into an explosive fireball on a residential Scots street.
Emergency services raced to King Street in Hamilton after the alarm was raised at around 4pm on Monday, January 17.
It's understood smoke started pouring out of the red private hire cab while it was parked at the side of the road.
The driver is said to have struggled to get the vehicle door open for a split second, before jumping from the car before it became engulfed in flames.
Footage taken by local residents shows huge flames firing out the front of the vehicle.
Plumes of black smoke can be seen billowing up into the sky.
In the clip a large explosion can then be heard as the blaze continues to take hold.
One shocked local said: "The driver got a fright trying to get out the car as the door seemed to jam for a few seconds. He is okay now."
Another added: "The car did just go on fire by it's self.
"The taxi man was stuck in the car and just got out before the taxi went up in flames as his car just stopped."
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed one appliance scrambled to the scene.
Thankfully no one was injured as a result of the blaze.
The cause of the fire is so far unclear.
Police Scotland confirmed they were not involved in the incident.
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