Motorhome in M66 blaze

A MOTORHOME has been gutted in a fire on the M66.

Eyewitnesses described seeing the driver and passengers standing on the grass verge, well away from the blazing vehicle yesterday afternoon. One witness said: “It was after the Ramsbottom junction on the way to Rawtenstall.

“It was on the hard shoulder with about five people stood near it.

“There was no sign of a crash as far as I could tell.”

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said it was not known how the fire in the vehicle started. Two fire engines were dispatched to help douse the blaze.