Police are investigating the discovery of a dead body in a vehicle in Laval on Monday night.

Firefighters arrived on scene where a car was on fire on Mille-Iles Blvd. Police said the car had struck a tree close to a viaduct overlooking Highway 25.

After extinguishing the fire, firefighters found the body behind the wheel. A security perimeter was erected.

Witnesses told police they saw the burning vehicle heading east on the viaduct before it struck the tree and came to a stop.

Police said they have been unable to determine the body’s identity.