A MAN has been taken to hospital following a car fire in a York suburb.

North Yorkshire Police said officers were called to Fourth Avenue, Tang Hall, at about 7.30am yesterday, following a report of a vehicle fire at a location.

"A man was taken to hospital for treatment," it added.

North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service confirmed it had attended the car fire.

The badly damaged car was still in the driveway of a property yesterday.