Police appeal for witnesses after car set alight in Ford
A car was set alight after being involved in a collision in Ford in the early hours of Sunday morning, Sussex Police have said.
Emergency services were called to Sproule Close at around 12.40am on Sunday, September 6, following reports that a car had been involved in a collision before being set alight by its occupants, who then left the scene.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service sent two fire engines to the incident.
A spokesperson for West Sussex Fire and Rescue stated firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels and thermal imaging cameras to extinguish the blaze ‘believed to be of deliberate ignition’.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported, the fire service confirmed.
A spokesperson for Sussex Police said: “Emergency services were called to Sproule Close, Ford, at around 12.40am on Sunday, September 6, following reports that a car had been involved in a collision before being set alight by its occupants who then left the scene.
“West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service attended and extinguished the fire.
“No injuries were reported to police.
“Officers are continuing to investigate the circumstances and are asking anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has any information that could assist their enquiries, to report it online or by calling 101, quoting reference 47260209207.”