Video captures moment lorry bursts into flames on M40 at Bicester

• Video courtesy of Peter Stockton

A video has captured the moment a lorry burst into flames on a busy motorway, leaving drivers in hours of delays.

The M40 has was closed early on Tuesday morning shortly after 6am.

It has now reopened.

This video catches the moment the vehicle exploded, as flames engulfed the cab. 

The southbound motorway was temporarily closed between junctions 10 and 9 while firefighters put out the blaze, and delays of two hours were reported on approach.

Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue were at the scene to tackle the blaze.

Posting on Twitter this morning a spokesperson said: "There is a currently full road closure in place on the #M40 Southbound from Junction 9 to Junction 10 this morning while services are dealing with an incident.

"Please expect significant traffic disruption in the area and plan to use an alternative route."

National Highways officers were also called to the scene to help manage traffic flow.