A TOURIST bus carrying 53 passengers burst into flames on a motorway in Gran Canaria.
Firefighters spent 40 minutes putting the blaze out and evacuating passengers from the burning bus.
Shocking footage shows heavy black smoke rising into the sky on the Spanish island as other drivers watched in horror at the sight.
The GC-1 motorway near to Salobre in San Bartolome de Tirajana was temporarily closed as the violent fire raged yesterday.
There are no current reports of injuries and all passengers are believed to to have been evacuated safely.