A van fire on the A47 eastbound closed the Bretton/Thorpe Wood roundabout this morning (August 4) during rush hour.

In photos taken by Cambridgeshire Police, you can see the van on fire with smoke coming from the front of the vehicle.

Peterborough Matters: The car has now been recovered and no one was injured.The car has now been recovered and no one was injured. (Image: POLICE)

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Constabulary said:"Thank you to everyone for your patience this morning while we were dealing with a car fire on the A47 eastbound at the Bretton/Thorpe Wood roundabout – appreciate many of you would have been on your way into work!

"All clear now, car has been recovered and no one was injured."

Vehicle fire - Nene Parkway - Peterborough

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 7.05am crews from Dogsthorpe and Stanground were called to a vehicle fire on Nene Parkway.

"Firefighters arrived to find a van well alight on Thorpe Wood roundabout.

"Wearing breathing apparatus firefighters used a hose reel to extinguish the fire before returning to their stations by 7.59am.

"The cause of the fire was accidental."

Peterborough Matters: The car was on fire on the A47 eastbound at the Bretton/Thorpe Wood roundabout.The car was on fire on the A47 eastbound at the Bretton/Thorpe Wood roundabout. (Image: POLICE)

Peterborough Matters: Police were called to the car fire during rush hour.Police were called to the car fire during rush hour. (Image: POLICE)