Body Found In Burned Vehicle Off 215 Freeway: Sheriff's Dept.

MORENO VALLEY, CA - Riverside County sheriff's officials are investigating the death of a person whose body was found in a burned-out vehicle late Sunday night, the agency reports.

According to authorities, firefighters alerted the sheriff's department around 11:30 p.m. "...regarding a body located inside a burned vehicle off of Van Buren & I-215," officials said on Twitter. That's near March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley.

The discovery was made when Riverside County firefighters put out the flames inside the car, according to the sheriff's department.

Investigators responded to the scene and began a probe officials said. The California Highway Patrol described the burned vehicle as a sedan. No further information was immediately released.

– City News Service contributed to this report / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone