Shocking pictures show the moment a coach carrying Manchester City fans to Wembley exploded into a fireball in Warwickshire

The bus was forced to pull onto the hard shoulder near junction three of the M6 in Warwickshire just after 11am on Sunday.

Around 60 fans were on the coach as they travelled to the capital to watch their team take on Arsenal in the Carabao Cup Final.

Warwickshire Police confirmed no one was injured in the incident.

Other drivers watched in horror as black smoke billowed hundreds of feet into the air as firefighters tackled the blaze.

Huge plumes of smoke billowed from the burning bus as stunned onlookers watched on.

Keith Newman, 66, a retired photographer who took the pictures, said: "I was heading home when I saw huge black smoke.

"At first, I thought it was burning rubble.

"But then I re-routed myself to go on the bridge and saw the burning coach.

"It was crazy."

According to the eye witness, he believed the coach was carrying more than 20 people.

They raced off to the side embankment where they were stood no further than 100ft away from the blaze.

Keith added: "The flames looked like they were coming from the back of the coach, where the engine is.

"People didn't seem too panicked but you can tell a few were shaken.

"I would have been scared in case it was going to explode.

"I was there for about five minutes before I head the wail of the sirens.

"But by that point, the side of the motorway where the bus was on was already gridlock.

"The side going northbound was fine. There was just three cars.

Warwickshire Fire and Rescue service raced to the scene to bring the blaze under control.

The major motorway was closed in the wake of the blaze as emergency crews work to clear the chaotic scene.