POLICE are appealing for information after a car was torched in a Somerset street.

The incident unfolded in The Oval, Bath, some time between 10pm and 10.30pm on Monday night (October 6).

Officers said a window of a blue Vauxhall Corsa was said to have been forced open before an accelerant was believed to have been used to set fire to the vehicle.

“Substantial damage was caused to the vehicle and the fire is being treated as deliberate,” an Avon & Somerset Police spokesperson said.

“Increased patrols and house-to-house and CCTV enquiries have been carried out, but we are appealing for witnesses and those with information to come forward.”

Anybody with CCTV or doorbell footage of the incident, or the moments leading up to it or immediately afterwards, should contact police on 101, quoting reference number 5225280733.

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