SIDMOUTH Police are warning people not to accept lifts off strangers. The warning comes after a 15-year-old girl was offered a ride by a man in a small black car in the town on Thursday, August 27 at midnight. The girl refused the lift and the man drove

SIDMOUTH Police are warning people not to accept lifts off strangers.

The warning comes after a 15-year-old girl was offered a ride by a man in a small black car in the town on Thursday, August 27 at midnight.

The girl refused the lift and the man drove off.

A police spokesperson said: "The man engaged the girl in conversation before offering a lift.

He may have been genuine but we want to warn people never to get in a car with someone you don't know-no matter who it is.