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Police investigating after stolen car torched in overnight blaze at Oaklands Park wetlands

Police are investigating after a stolen car was torched overnight after crashing into a tree in wetlands.

Police are investigating a stolen-car fire at at Oaklands Park.
Police are investigating a stolen-car fire at at Oaklands Park.

Police are investigating after a stolen car was set on fire at Oaklands Park early on Sunday morning.

Around 2:30am, police and MFS were called to the wetlands carpark off Oaklands Rd after reports of a car fire.

On arrival, the Mitsubishi SUV was found engulfed in flames, appearing to have slammed into a tree.

The car was destroyed in the blaze and had been reported stolen between April 16 and 18 from Ascot Park, according to police.

Police are asking anyone with information on the fire or who may have seen any suspicious activity in the wetlands area to contact Crime Stoppers online at crimestopperssa.com.au or call 1800 333 000.

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