POLICE are treating two fires on the same town road as suspicious.

Two cars were set alight in Henniker Road overnight, sparking a joint fire and police investigation.

Firefighters were first called to the Ipswich road at 1.30am after receiving reports of a car ablaze.

On arrival they found that the car tyres had been set alight but that the flames had already been put out.

They were then called to Henniker Road again at 6.30am, where a car was found well alight.

They tackled the fire using a water backpack and left the scene shortly after 6.40am.