Antony Byrne took this picture of the van on fire
A VAN caught fire in a busy road in Colchester.
A fire crew from Colchester was called to Mersea Road at 4.15pm this afternoon where the van was alight.
A spokesman for the fire service said the blaze was extinguished by 4.40pm.
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