The body of an 88-year-old British man was found inside a burnt-out vehicle on a dirt road in Avgorou on Saturday after a fire engulfed the car.

According to local media reports, the man, who lived in Pachna, had travelled to the area with his domestic worker to visit a dog shelter in the Famagusta district.

The reports said the pair became stranded after the vehicle’s wheels became stuck on a dirt road. The man is said to have made repeated attempts to free the vehicle before a fire broke out and spread from nearby reed beds to the car.

According to the reports, the man told the domestic worker to leave the vehicle and seek help before the blaze intensified.

His dog also died in the fire.

The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.