A man has been killed in an explosion in his vehicle in Israel's capital, Tel Aviv, police and medics said, while another was moderately injured.

Police said on Sunday that the blast occurred as the man was driving a truck on Lod Street in the city.

Magen David Adom medics said they found the body of a man in his 50s beside the burning truck.

The Times of Israelquoted police sources as saying that the motive was "likely criminal and not terror".

"All investigative avenues are being explored," a police spokesperson said.