POLICE are investigating after a SECOND car was torched on a street in Greenock's east end.

The vehicle, a black Volkswagen Golf GTI Turbo, was set alight on Cartsburn Street shortly after midnight on Monday.

It is the second within a week to be targeted on the Greenock street and police are treating the incident as wilful fireraising.

Constable Agnieszka Telford said: "We are appealing for anyone with any information which may assist us to get in touch.

"I would appeal to anyone who was in the area and saw anything or anyone with dashcam footage or private CCTV to contact us."

Anyone with any information is asked to call 101 quoting incident 0077 of August 8, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.