Body found after vehicle fire in town

Officers were called to Mackworth Road on Thursday morning

A body has been found after a fire involving multiple vehicles in Porthcawl, Bridgend.

Police were called by fire services at 02:50 BST on Thursday to attend the scene at Mackworth Road.

After the fire was extinguished, emergency workers discovered a body inside one of the vehicles.

Formal identification has yet to be carried out and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

A cordon remains in place in both directions from Bungalow Avenue, which is about halfway down Mackworth Road, to the bottom of Mackworth Road by the beach.

There is also no pedestrian access across Mackworth Road from the Hi Tide complex to Coney Beach amusement park, South Wales Police said.

Investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the fire.