London police have launched an investigation after the discovery of a body inside a vehicle set on fire.
Officers were called to the area of Manning Drive between White Oak Road and Wonderland Road South around 9 p.m. Saturday and found the body of a deceased person inside the burning vehicle.
Police said the person died at the scene.
"The investigation is in early stages in cooperation with the Regional Coroner’s Office and the Ontario Fire Marshall’s Office," police said in a news release issued early Sunday morning.
The area will remain closed throughout Sunday morning and should be avoided by the public.
Further details will be updated when known.
Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent online anonymously to London Elgin Middlesex Crime Stoppers.
