A car was deliberately set on fire and destroyed overnight in Montreal's neighbourhood of St. Leonard.

Around 12:35 a.m. Tuesday someone set the car parked near the intersection of Lisieux and Angevins Sts. on fire.

Neighbours called 9-1-1 but by the time firefighters arrived the car was a lost cause. They extinguished the flames but the damage was to the vehicle was complete.

Nobody was hurt by the fire.

Police are trying to figure out the motive for the crime.