TULARE, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — An investigation is underway after a body was found in the trunk of a car in Tulare.
Tulare Police and firefighters were called out just before 2 am Thursday to Bardsley near Laspina for reports of a car crashed into a power pole.
Police arrived and found the car engulfed in flames, but it did not appear to be involved in a crash.
Fire crews were able to put out the fire, but did not find a driver.
One of the firefighters found the body in the trunk.
Detectives are at the scene are now looking for clues into the person’s identity and a possible cause of death.
Bardsley will be closed in both directions from Laspina to Peggy for multiple hours.
This could impact traffic for people headed to the final day of the World Ag Expo.
