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A murder inquiry has begun after a driver was found dead in a car that had collided with a tree. | A murder inquiry has begun after a driver was found dead in a car that had collided with a tree. |
The man's death was not caused by the crash on Wednesday evening, in Reading, Berkshire, police said. | The man's death was not caused by the crash on Wednesday evening, in Reading, Berkshire, police said. |
A Thames Valley Police spokesman said the man, understood to have been aged in his mid-30s, was "definitely not" shot dead before the car crashed. | |
Traffic was being diverted away from the scene of the incident, at the junction of London and Kendrick roads. | Traffic was being diverted away from the scene of the incident, at the junction of London and Kendrick roads. |
A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on the man's body to establish how he died. | A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on the man's body to establish how he died. |
On its website, the force said: "The death is not believed to have been caused by the collision and that is why officers are treating it as murder." | On its website, the force said: "The death is not believed to have been caused by the collision and that is why officers are treating it as murder." |