THIS is the shocking moment a £25,000 Kia burst into flames while driving down a busy road, with the driver scrambling to get their bags out.
The white SUV was cruising along steadily in Luton, Bedfordshire, when a jet of flame suddenly shot out from underneath it.
A KIA SUV in Luton was filmed bursting into flames on a busy roadJam Press Vid/ Boxell Removals
The two people in the car were able to escape after being warned by quick-thinking motoristsJam Press Vid/ Boxell Removals
Footage of the terrifying blaze shows the motor slowing down in traffic while already alight.
Quick-thinking workers from a waste management firm, who were driving behind and filming the unfolding horror, leapt out to alert the driver to what was happening.
One yelled: “Get out. Your car is on fire man, underneath.”
His driving companions beeped their truck’s horn furiously in an effort to warn the pair in the Kia.
Thankfully, a man and a woman were able to escape the motor before the flames took hold.
The man even had time to run back around to the boot and extract their bags as the fire raged.
They then stood to the side and watched helplessly as their car was engulfed in the inferno.
Police and fire crews swiftly arrived to block off the road and attempt to tackle the blaze.
However, by the time they got there the car was already burnt black and the flames were leaping high into the sky.
By the end of the clip, black smoke was billowing out across the road and the car itself was almost hidden by the fire.
To make things even worse, all this happened on Friday the 13th this month.
And it is the second fire in Luton in as many weeks, with dozens of motors at the town’s major airport being destroyed in a devastating car park blaze.
Locals flooded social media to wish the pair well, with one saying: “Glad they’re safe.”
A Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “On Friday, 13 October at around 14.24pm, we were called to reports of a vehicle on fire on Crawley Green Road, Luton.
“One fire engine from Luton attended the incident, and firefighters used breathing apparatus, hose reels and a thermal imaging camera to safely extinguish the fire.
“A scene safety zone was implemented by Bedfordshire Police alongside the fire service.
“Fire Control received five repeat calls to this incident.”
Bedfordshire Police have been contacted for comment.
It comes after a £290,000 McLaren hybrid sports car was filmed erupting in a fireball during a test driver in Leeds, Yorkshire.
Meanwhile, a huge car maker axed 2,500 jobs to save cash – and hundreds of UK workers are at risk.
Police and fire crews soon cordoned off the sceneJam Press Vid/ Boxell Removals
However, by the time they arrived, it was too late to save the carJam Press Vid/ Boxell Removals
The motor was quickly engulfed in flameJam Press Vid/ Boxell Removals