The recent discovery of a body in a car that appears to have crashed in an Ancaster field is not being considered suspicious, Hamilton police say.
Investigators say a passerby noticed the vehicle in a field near Book and Smith roads shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Police say a man in the car was already dead when police and emergency crews arrived at the scene.
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Detectives from the collision reconstruction unit and the Mountain criminal investigation branch have now taken over the investigation.
The identity of the man has not yet been released. A post-mortem is set for Thursday.
Anyone with information can reach out to police at 905-546-3851.
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