THREE cars and a van were set alight in one road in Gravesend early this morning.

Firefighters were called to Augustine Road at 3.20am today to tackle the flaming vehicles which were parked in a row.

A Nissan Micra and two Vauxhall Corsas were completely destroyed by fire.

And a Citroen Berlingo van was partially damaged.

Two pumps attended the fire which took 40 minutes to bring under control.

Police are investigating the incident.