MONTREAL -- Montreal police are investigating after a body was found inside a burned vehicle in the Town of Mount Royal (TMR).
At 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters received a 911 call about the blaze, in an alleyway between Graham Boulevard and Hudson Avenue.
"When the firefighters inspected the burned car, they found the body of a man sitting in the driver's seat," said Montreal police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils. "It could be accidental, criminal or a voluntary act."
Chèvrefils says the circumstances surrounding the incident, as well as the man's identity, remain unknown.
The file was transferred to the Montreal police arson squad.
