FIREFIGHTERS tackled a car fire in Poole in the early hours of this morning.

The incident in Ringwood Road was reported to the fire service at 2.58am.

A Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said they had received a report that the vehicle had collided with a street light.

Eyewitnesses Louise Barber and Marion Harold said an electricity box and fence were also involved in the fire. 

One crew from Poole attended.