A CAR crashed into a fence and burst into flames last night (Saturday).

Firefighters attended Ditton Road, Widnes to reports of the blaze following the collision.

Arriving at around 10.20pm, crews found a car had collided with a fence and was well alight.


One firefighter, wearing breathing apparatus, used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

Crews then used a hose reel jet to check for any hotspots.

The crews were in attendance at the incident for around one hour 20 minutes.


There were no reports of any injuries, the fire service said.