THE MAIN road through Otley was briefly closed on Tuesday after a car caught on fire.

Police were called to Kirkgate at about 1.40pm to reports of a vehicle on fire outside the Santander bank.

Flames were leaping from the front of a black Nissan X Trail whose driver is believed to have pulled over after seeing smoke coming from the engine.

The road was closed until firefighters had attended and put out the blaze, and re-opened at 2.25pm to allow the SUV to be taken away.

The staff at estate agents Dale Eddison, on Kirkgate - who took this photograph - said that the high street returned to normal soon after.

No-one was injured in the incident.