Motorists faced hours of delays after a car burst into flames at the end of rush hour traffic.

The white Skoda Octavia was travelling along the M73 southbound around 6.25pm on Friday when the fire broke out.

A spokesman for Police Scotland confirmed there were no injuries in the blaze.

He added that Scottish Fire and Rescue Service members put out the fire and assisted with the removal of the car from the scene.

Traffic Scotland reported one lane had closed while the recovery operation was ongoing.

All lanes were reopened by 8.30pm.