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A motorist had a lucky escape after her supercar burst into flames as she drove home from the supermarket.

The driver miraculously avoided injury when the McLaren 650S Spider model set on fire - even returning to the vehicle to retrieve her shopping.

Stunned witnesses snapped shocking pictures of one of the world's most expensive cars fully ablaze on Blyth Road, Lincoln, at 12.20 on Sunday.

Fire crews rushed to the scene but by the time the blaze was extinguished there was little left of the £215,000 vehicle as most of the bodywork had melted away.

Becky Gagen, 45, was travelling to a pub for Sunday lunch with husband John, 59 , and their 10-year-old son Tom when they spotted the flash motor engulfed in flames.

(Image: Becky Gagen / SWNS.com)

She said: "We came across it by accident, really.

"We could see black smoke in the distance, and as we turned around the corner there was a blazing McLaren right in front of us.

"There was a female driver at the side of the road on the phone - I suspect to her partner.

"What made us laugh was the fact that she'd got her shopping out of the car and emptied it - making sure that dinner was in the bag was obviously her first priority.

"She shouted at us to stay away as it had a full tank of petrol and could have exploded at any moment."

The full-time mum, of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, photographed the burning car as she and her family passed through before the road was closed for 30 minutes.

She added: "John was telling me to take a picture, which at first I didn't want to do.

"This woman's week had clearly been ruined, and I didn't exactly want to compound her misery by being there to photograph it.

"But I thought it might help encourage people to stay away from the road.

"My son is a massive car fan - his first word was 'car' - so he was just amazed by what was going on.

(Image: Becky Gagen / SWNS.com)

"He says that the model is prone to catching fire because of the carbon-fibre body.

"Nonetheless it was an amazing sight, least of all something you'd expect to see on your way to Sunday dinner."