A body was found on Sunday in a van that was set on fire in a field on the edge of rang St-Pierre in Saint-Bernard, in Beauce.
The emergency services were first called to intervene to control the fire in the vehicle around 3 p.m. The body of a person was subsequently found inside, summarized Sergeant Hélène St-Pierre, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
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The investigators swam in full mystery in the evening to try to explain this disaster. In particular, expertise will have to be carried out to identify the body of the victim in order to determine his identity, as well as to identify the vehicle, which was heavily damaged by the flames.
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The cause of the blaze also remained unclear at the end of the day.
Agents from the Major Crimes section of the SQ were dispatched to the scene to try to clarify this story.