Long tailbacks on city bypass after car bursts into flames

Motorists suffered long tailbacks on the Edinburgh city bypass this morning after a Citroen Picasso burst into flames between the Dreghorn and Baberton junctions of the A720.

Police and firefighters were called to the scene around 8.25am.

Officers closed both lanes of the eastbound carriageway  for a short time as firefighters extinguished the fire.

A police spokeswoman said no one had been injured in the incident