Updated
Suspected stolen car on fire after crash into ditch
Fire crews were called to Stradsett at 5.23am after a vehicle caught on fire - Credit: Eastern Daily Press © 2011
A suspected stolen car was on fire after crashing into a ditch in west Norfolk.
Emergency services received a call at 5.23am on Monday to attend an accident on the A1122 at Stradsett.
Crews from Downham Market and King's Lynn went to put out a car fire, while the road was closed by police.
A spokeswoman for Norfolk Police said: "The car was in a ditch and no one was inside the vehicle. It is believed the vehicle, a Peugeot 208, was stolen and enquiries are ongoing."
Fire crews were at the scene for about half an hour and the road was reopened at 6.20am.
You may also want to watch:
A spokesman for the ambulance service said: "One ambulance and two ambulance officer vehicles were called to Stradsett shortly before 5.30am today following reports of a vehicle on fire. No casualties were found at the scene."
Most Read
- 1 When can I go to the beach? Lockdown travel questions answered
- 2 Photos show RAF centre being visited by ‘beast’ of an aircraft
- 3 Chef to reopen major hotel that closed amid financial woes
- 4 Family of missing man informed after body found near lake
- 5 Driver fined after leaving queue before entering Co-Op
- 6 Couple who drove from Hull to Norfolk for a walk among lockdown breakers
- 7 Burglars cut hole in fence to steal Labrador from kennel
- 8 Cottage project that is a 'step back in time' coming under hammer
- 9 Revealed: Adult vaccination rates are lower in some areas of Norfolk
- 10 Three boaters prosecuted for speeding offences on the Broads
