Flaming Lamborghini! Supercar causes traffic chaos on M25 as it is destroyed by fire Incident happened between junctions 24 and 25 A Lamborghini burst into flames today, causing traffic chaos on the M25, Britain's busiest motorway. The smoking supercar forced transport police to close three lanes in the anti-clockwise side of the London orbital, causing hours of delays. The flaming wreck of the Lamborghini Gallardo could be seen between junctions J25 and J24 in Hertfordshire following the blaze. The huge blaze swallowed up the super car, with the fire forcing the carriageway to close Destruction on the M25: The Lamborghini was left a twisted wreck after a fire completely ravaged it A Highways Agency spokesman said: 'The incident occured at approximately 1.10pm today. The vehicle was on fire and the police, fire and our traffic officers were called to the scene. The carriageway was partially blocked while the vehicle fire was attended to. The whole carriageway was open by 3.25pm. Motorists travelling in the opposite direction caused delays on their side of the road after they slowed down to see at the luxury car burn. The fire caused huge plumes of smoke to raise into the sky. The driver of the condition is not yet known The smoking supercar forced transport police to close three lanes in the anti-clockwise side Some even took pictures of the wreck before posting the images to Twitter. User 'Amber MJ' tweeted a picture and commented: 'Lamborghini set fire which caused the traffic! ?????? burnt to a crisp.' Roberto Nocerino also tweeted: 'Omg Lamborghini on fire on the M25:O M25 Anti Clockwise is gridlock not even moving.' The driver is understood to have escaped without injury. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'The fire happened on the hard shoulder and the driver sustained no injuries. It is believed to be a mechanical problem that started the fire.