A DERELICT car in Littlemoor was deliberately set alight last night.

An investigation has now been launched by Dorset Police.

Firefighters were alerted to the incident on Littlemoor Road at 11.10pm.

One crew from Weymouth was dispatched to the scene.

A spokesman for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "The crew got to the scene to fund an old derelict car, abandoned and on fire.

"The single crew put the fire out using a hose reel jet.

"It was extinguished by 11.30pm."

Dorset Police were also called to the incident.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "We were called at 11.10pm yesterday evening to reports of a car on fire on Littlemoor Road in Weymouth.

"Officers attended with the fire service.

"An investigation is now underway to establish the cause of the fire.

"It is believed to have been started deliberately."