THIS is the horrifying moment a bus burst into a fireball after terrified passengers fled for their lives.
Footage has emerged of the bus engulfed in flames in Greater Manchester this morning.
The horror clip was shared to Twitter, captioned: "It looks the passengers had a lucky escape."
In the video flames can be seen leaping from the blue bus, which is sitting at a bus stop on a village high street.
One witness told Manchester Evening News: “I was looking through the window and there was smoke billowing up.
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"Next thing it was in flames. It was crazy. It went up really quickly.”
Arriva, which owns the bus, told MEN: "We can confirm one of our buses caught fire in Hale Village this morning the cause is not yet known.
"Our driver evacuated all passengers and himself safely and the Fire Service and Police attended the scene and have dealt with the fire."
More clips and photos have emerged on social media of the charred remains of the bus, too.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "At around 08.30am on Thursday 5 January, firefighters were called out to a bus fire on Ashley Road in Hale.
"Two fire engines from Altrincham and Sale fire stations attended the scene and extinguished the fire using two hose reels and one breathing apparatus.
"Fire crews were on scene for approximately forty-five minutes and left after making the scene safe."
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