Disruption for Easter getaway traffic after car fire on the M40

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Motorists are facing delays due to a car fire on the M40.

Traffic has been temporarily stopped on the northbound carriageway between Junction 16 for Nuthurst and the M42 as fire services continue to work on the car.

National Highways tweeted of delays of at least 20 minutes on the approach to the incident near to Warwick,which was still ongoing as of 1pm.

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