A PICKUP truck was severely damaged by fire in the early hours of this morning.

Firefighters from the Hartley Wintney station were called to Stoken Lane, between Dipley and Hazeley Heath, at 4.44am this morning to deal with the blaze in the Nissan Navara.

The crew used two hose reels to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters were stood down at 5.20am and left the scene in the hands of Hampshire Constabulary officers.

A police spokesman said: "The fire is being treated as suspicious and officers are currently conducting enquiries."