A person was found dead after a vehicle fire Tuesday morning in Oley Township, Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel announced. He gave this account:
The fire was reported at about 9:43 a.m. in the 4000 block of Friedensburg Road. After the fire was extinguished, a body was discovered in the rear of the burned van.
The victim had not been identified as of late Tuesday afternoon as an investigation continues. An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday at Reading Hospital to determine the cause and manner of death.
The Central Berks Police Department, state police fire marshal and Oley Fire Company also responded to the scene.