Fire broke out after a car crashed into metal railings at the side of a road.

Firefighters who attended the incident said three people had been spotted running away from the scene.

The incident happened in Littlemoor Road, Pudsey, at about 5am today.

Police were first on the scene and called in firefighters from Stanningley to assist.

A fire service spokesman said: "The police rung it in to us. Three people were reported as running away and when we turned up there was a small fire that had to be extinguished.

"The car had mounted the metal railings to the side of the road and was quite badly damaged."