A HUNT has been launched for the driver of a sports car which was found burning on the M6 today.

Fire crews from Chorley were called to the southbound carriageway, between Chorley and the Charnock Richard services, at around 4am.

A spokesman said: “Nobody was there when we arrived; the car had been abandoned. The police are looking into it simply because there was nobody there.”

The car, a Volvo S60 worth upwards of £20,000, was destroyed in the blaze