Fire crews from Bradford were called to a car fire in Frizinghall late last night.

Firefighters responded to reports that a vehicle had been abandoned on Beamsley Road at about 11.30pm.

When they arrived they discovered a Vauxhall Corsa gutted by fire. A Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the incident was being treated as suspicious and that the road, a track behind a local community centre and a children's playground, was often used by joy riders to abandon vehicles.

"It is becoming quite a problem in this area," he said.