A FAMILY fought to save the caravan they were towing after their car caught fire on the motorway.

The owners disconnected the caravan and moved it out of the way during the incident on the M5 southbound bewteen Junctions 28 (Cullompton) and 29 (Sowton).

Firefighters attended and found a small fire in the car's engine compartment.

They quickly put the fire out and remained on the scene until highways staff arrived to help the family with the recovery.