A CAR fire on an A64 slip road has been extinguished by a member of the public.

A fire crew from Malton was called out at 3.30pm this afternoon to reports of a car on fire on a slip road near Eden Camp.

Fire services said that the fire was out on arrival; extinguished by a member of the public using a dry powder extinguisher.

Crews damped the fire down and made the scene safe.