FIRE crews tackled this blaze after a double decker bus erupted into a fireball on the M5 in Somerset.

Burnham-on-Sea Fire Station has published the pictures of the incident on the motorway northbound between Junctions 22 and 21.

The motorway was closed while firefighters fought the flames and made the vehicle safe after it was reported at 1.43pm yesterday (Friday).

The bus was "severely damaged".