Fire crews are at the scene of a car fire northbound on the Pacific Motorway.
The vehicle erupted into flames near the Pimpama Exit 49 on ramp just before 10.30am.
The on-ramp has been blocked with motorists told to avoid the area.
Luckily, no one is believed to have been injured.
A vehicle has erupted into flames on the M1 northbound at Pimpama. #9News pic.twitter.com/dxbs86cyvE
— Nine News Gold Coast (@9NewsGoldCoast) August 22, 2017
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