Uber driver escapes moments before vehicle catches fire on Houston freeway

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- New video from Sunday night shows a car covered in flames on the Katy Freeway.

An Uber driver says his car started smoking while he was driving, so he quickly pulled over and exited the vehicle with his two passengers.

He told Eyewitness News that once he exited the vehicle it quickly engulfed in flames.

Firefighters arrived and put the fire out, but unfortunately, the driver's vehicle was completely destroyed.