Police are investigating a suspected arson after a car was set alight.

Officers were joined by fire crews at the blaze, which happened on a residential street, in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

A car was heavily damaged at around 3.30am in Blackmanstone Way in Allington, Maidstone. No injuries were reported.

A police spokesman said: “The incident is being treated as arson and an investigation is ongoing.”

One witness who saw the fire said they thought a “petrol bomb” had been put through the car which was now left burnt out on someone’s drive.

Anyone with information which may assist the investigation should contact Kent Police on 01622 604100, quoting reference 46/35712/24.