NEIGHBOURS of a married couple found dead in Northfleet yesterday have reacted with shock.

The body of the man, whose identity has not been released by police, was found in a burning car outside his home in Beaumont Drive.

His wife's body was later found by police inside the house.

Neighbour Nicholas Brown, 32, said: "It seems like an isolated incident. The police have been very quiet about it.

"There is a feeling of sadness (in the street) as the people lost their lives.

"I only found out this morning. It's very early and there are only sketchy details.

"It seemed like a normal household. There is so much that goes on these days behind people's closed doors.

"This is a sad thing that's happened. It seems someone has killed someone then killed themselves.

"It's not a nice state of affairs under any circumstances."

Another resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "I was very shocked and am waiting to find out what happened.

"It's a very quiet street and we are all shocked it happened here. I am worried, I don't know the story."

It is believed the couple had a 19-year-old daughter and a son around 14-years-old who was away at the time of the deaths.

Firefighters were called to the house just after 12.30pm yesterday to reports of a burning car.

A police spokesman said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.