A private hire cab is believed to have been written off in an arson attack early today.

The Peugeot car was parked outside the owner’s home in Canterbury Avenue, Canterbury, Bradford, when a window was smashed and a fire started inside the vehicle.

It was spotted by a man on his way home from work, shortly before 5am.

He dialled 999 and fire crews from Odsal attended, but the car had already been badly damaged.