A man died this morning when his van caught fire outside Bromsgrove Police and Fire Station (Sunday April 10).
At around 7.30 a.m., a white Mercedes Sprinter van pulled into the station's car park on Slideslow Drive before catching fire.
The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
"We would like to reassure the community that we believe this is an isolated incident, with no further threat to the public," Detective Inspector Gareth Lougher said.
“Investigations to establish what happened this morning are now underway, and we would encourage anyone who may have seen the vehicle in the area around the time of the incident to contact police.
“This is a terribly sad incident and our thoughts are with the man’s family at this difficult time.”
Parts of Slideslow Drive, which were closed shortly after the incident have now reopened.
Police are working now with the fire service to investigate the incident and want anyone who was in the area at the time who may have CCTV or dash-cam footage to get in touch.
Contact West Mercia Police quoting incident 151i of 10 April, 2022 by visiting the website https://www.westmercia.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/.
Source: Bromsgrove Advertiser
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