Man's body is found in burning car

A MAN’S body was found in a car engulfed in flames yesterday evening.
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Formal identification has yet to take place with a file being prepared for the coroner following the vehicle blaze in Shop Lane, Bursledon, at around 8pm.

Police said they were not treating the death as suspicious.

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Shop Lane, BursledonShop Lane, Bursledon
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Firefighters, including a unit from Hightown Fire Station, attended the scene as they battled flames in the private vehicle that was ‘well alight’, according to Hants Fire Control.

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A police spokesman said: ‘The body of a man was found in a vehicle in Shop Lane, Bursledon.

‘We can confirm that the vehicle was on fire.

‘The death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file is being prepared for the coroner.

‘Formal identification of the man inside the vehicle has not been completed at this time.’

A spokeswoman for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘Firefighters from St Mary’s and Hightown were called at 7:57pm last night to Shop Lane.

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‘There was a vehicle on fire, which was extinguished using two breathing apparatus, three jets and a dry powder extinguisher.

‘The stop message came in at 9:09pm.’

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