Updated at 7.30pm with MPT statement

No one was injured when a bus caught fire near Għar Dalam this evening.

The fire is being battled by the Civil Protection Department.

A spokesman said people were on the bus, which was en route, when the fire started at around 6pm. 

The bus has been destroyed completely.

Malta Public Transport said in a statement that later that it was cooperating with the authorities and would be appointing an independent investigator to determine the cause of the fire.

It thanked the bus driver who immediately escorted passengers to a safe distance and the Police and Civil Protection officials who responded promptly and efficiently.

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