An Arriva route bus was evacuated this morning after passengers noticed smoke coming from the area of the rear wheel wells.

An eyewitness said some people literally ran from the bus.

However no flames were seen, and the cause of the smoke is believed to have been jammed brakes.

The incident happened on a Valletta-bound bus at Marsa at about 7.50 a.m.

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