A car caught fire on Monday morning on the Larnaca-Nicosia motorway, near the Ayia Varvara junction, closing both lanes of traffic for about an hour.

According to the police, the cause of the fire was a mechanical fault.

Police officers were at the scene facilitating traffic and drivers were urged to use the Lymbia exit to get to Nicosia.

The motorway opened again for traffic at around 8.45am.