Motorists travelling along Jakes Gerwel Drive near Vangate Mall got the skrik of their lives when a bus suddenly burst into flames on Sunday.
Witnesses say the Golden Arrow bus travelling in the middle lane suddenly started flaming as traffic stood still at a red robot.
The driver of the bus jumped out just in time as the flames engulfed the blue bus within minutes.
Fortunately, there were no passengers on board and the driver escaped unharmed.
Golden Arrow spokesperson, Bronwen Dyke-Beyer, confirmed the incident but says they have no idea why the bus caught fire.
She says their preliminary investigations do not point to arson.
She says the driver was on his way back to the depot.
“We can confirm that there was a bus alight on Sunday afternoon. Preliminary investigations do not point to arson,” she says.
“There were no passengers on the bus as it was a caboose trip and the driver was not injured.”