A car thief fled the scene after he flipped a car causing it to catch on fire.

Firefighters from Preston Circus Fire Station were called to Warren Road in Woodingdean at 6.20pm to extinguish a Nissan Micra which was found on its side.

The driver had fled the scene and the car was completely destroyed by the fire.

The incidents has been passed to the police.

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