Body of a missing Yateley man found shot dead in car boot today
Police found body in search of a missing Yateley man
A man has been found dead in a car police believe may have been involved in a crash six hours earlier.
The 20-year-old’s body was discovered in a Peugeot 106 in Yateley, Hampshire, at 08:00 GMT.
Police said it was thought the car had been involved in a “traffic incident” at about 7:45 am in Cricket Hill Lane, at the junction with Carrick Road.
The car was found in undergrowth nearby. Officers said someone had reported hearing a bang.
Hampshire Constabulary said the man’s next of kin had been informed but formal identification was yet to take place.
The body is still yet to be identified, however police believe it to be that of a man.
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesperson said: “We were called at around 7:50 am this morning to reports that the body had been found inside the back of a car in Cricket Hill Lane, at the junction with Carrick Road.
“The body remains in Cricket Hill at this time whilst officers undertake their inquiries.
“The body has not yet been identified but is believed to be a woman.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact the force.
