No injuries as blazing car collides with parked vehicle in early morning drama
Firefighters have attended several car fires across the district
A car apparently burst into flames while being driven through a Rotherham suburb just ahead of rush-hour traffic.
The drama happened shortly before 7am on Monday September 21 and involved a white Ford, which ended up colliding with a black vehicle parked at the roadside in Bradgate Road, Kimberworth.
Firefighters from the Rotherham station were called and extinguished the fire using a hose.
A South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson confirmed there where no injuries and the fire crew spent around 40 minutes at the scene.
The cause of the blaze is being treated as accidental.The incident was one of several car fires in the district over a matter of days, with another accidental car fire reported at Wentworth Road, Thorpe Hesley, around 10am on Sunday September 20.
That was also found to be accidental, with a Tankersley based fire crew spending around 50 minutes at the scene.
In the Dearne Valley, shortly after midnight on Tuesday September 22, firefighters were called to a deliberate car fire at Mexborough Road, Adwick upon Dearne, with firefighter spending more than an hour at the scene.
The blaze was started deliberately, the brigade confirmed.
Another car fire happened at West View Crescent, Goldthorpe, on Sunday, reported at 3.26am and was found to have been started deliberately.
Firefighters spent around 45 minutes extinguishing the fire and making the scene safe.