The driver got out of the car before it became fully engulfed in flames, authorities said Watch video
HOLMDEL -- Traffic was tied up on the Garden State Parkway on Tuesday afternoon in Holmdel after a car caught fire in the express lanes, authorities said.
Trooper Lawrence Peele, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police, said the car fire was in the southbound lanes at milepost 116 at 3:01 p.m.
The driver of the car, a 2000 BMW 528, pulled over to the left shoulder and was able to get out of the vehicle before it became fully engulfed in flames, Peele said.
The cause of the fire did not appear to be suspicious, he said.
The scene was cleared about an hour later, he said.
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