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Dead man is found in vehicle

A man was found dead in a car along a lane near to a pub in Himley today.

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Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to Himley Road, near the Crooked House Pub, at around 8.35am today.

The lane leading to the pub was immediately closed off, with the cordon remaining in place as investigations got under way.

Police said they had received a report of a missing person before the body was discovered. The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Paramedics and fire crews were stood down at around 10.30am but police remained at the scene.

West Midlands Police spokesman Deb Edmonds said: "All we can say at the moment is that the body of a man was found in a car at that location."

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