A MAN has died after a car burst into flames near to a country park in Cambridgeshire today.

Emergency services were alerted at around 2.15pm to the accident at Milton Country Park in Cambridge Road, Milton.

Firefighters arrived at the scene where they discovered the car well alight.

A spokesman for the fire brigade confirmed a person has died as a result of the blaze, which was brought under control by 3.30pm.

An investigation is currently underway by fire investigators and police officers to determine the circumstances surrounding the fire.

A spokeswoman for Cambridgeshire Constabulary said a man had died at the scene.