POLICE are appealing for information after a van was found abandoned and left on its side near Ilminster.

The discovery was made on the road between Puckington and Stocklinch near Ilminster.

One fire engine from Ilminster was mobilised on Sunday at just before 9pm after getting reports of a van on fire.

A fire service spokesman said: “The vehicle had been abandoned. The incident was left in the hands of the police.”

Anyone with information can contact police on 101.