A DRAMATIC coach fire on the M25 was tackled by Buckinghamshire firefighters last night.

The back of the coach caught fire while travelling clockwise around the motorway between junctions 16, for the M40 interchange, and 17, Maple Cross, just after 9.30pm.

Crews from Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross were called to tackle the blaze, as were another crew from Rickmansworth.

None of the passengers on board the bus are believed to have been harmed.

These pictures were taken by Carol Saunders, who was returning home from a Help For Heroes event at Harleyford, Marlow, when she was caught up in the traffic tailbacks caused by the fire.