A woman is in hospital and under arrest after a car fire in Ingol.

Emergency services were scrambled to Clevedon Road during Tuesday (11 March) evening.

Preston Police said they received reports a car was on fire around 10.51pm and attended alongside Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service on the road between Barry Avenue and Cottam Avenue.

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A 50-year-old woman was taken to hospital for treatment.

She was later arrested on suspicion of arson and a police investigation is continuing into the incident.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage or any information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting log 1459 of 11 March.

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