A BUS has caught fire on the M4 closing two lanes of the eastbound carriageway.

The incident happened at 5.40pm on the M4 between J29 A48(M) and J28 A48 / A467 Forge Road (Tredegar Park).

Emergency services are attending the single decker coach which is ablaze on the hard shoulder just after the entry slip road from the A48(M) Lanes one and two are closed for safety.All passengers are off the bus.

South Wales Argus: John Sartain bus

BLAZE: Reader John Sartain sent in this pic of the burning bus on the M4 near Newport