Firefighters at the scene of the blaze: Photo: Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency
A Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency traffic camera in the Omarama-Lindis Pass Rd (State Highway 8) caught the burning car being extinguished by firefighters about 8.45am.
A police spokesman said the incident was not being considered suspicious.
The driver was not hurt and the car was not blocking the road, the spokesman said.
