Police are appealing for witnesses after the dead body of a motorist was found a few metres from his car.
14.03.2012
Police are appealing for witnesses after the dead body of a motorist was found a few metres from his car, which had collided with a tree.
They were alerted when another motorist made the grisly discovery at around 6.45am on New Year's Day.
It was thought that the victim had been travelling towards Diekirch from Stegen on the N18 in grey Peugeot 205 when he came off the road and collided with a fir tree. An investigation is underway to determine whether the collision killed the driver.
The man was declared dead at the scene. His identity has not be publicly released. Anyone with information relating to the fatal incident is urged to call police on 113.