Car fire burns, suspected stolen and found on the Pioneer River, near Riverside Dr

Police are investigating the torching of a car on a rocky slope of the Pioneer River earlier this afternoon.

Police are investigating following a car fire by the Pioneer River just before 12.30pm. Photo: Fergus Gregg

A stolen car was torched in a suspected arson incident by the side of the Pioneer River earlier this afternoon.

Emergency services responded to a dirt road off Riverside Dr, Cremorne just before 12.30pm to reports of a vehicle on fire.

One crew from the Queensland Fire Department arrived to the scene to find the vehicle well involved on a rocky slope by the banks of the Pioneer River.

The fire burnt the leaves of a nearby tree and there was evidence of burning on the ground near the car. Photo: Fergus Gregg

No grass on either side caught fire but a tree was visibly burnt, with many of its leaves blackened.

Police arrived to the scene and confirmed the vehicle was stolen and a Queensland Police Service spokeswoman confirmed they were investigating it as an arson matter.

This comes after another stolen vehicle was burned beneath the Mackay Ring Rd on Sunday, December 8.

Originally published as Car fire burns, suspected stolen and found on the Pioneer River, near Riverside Dr