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Man Found Dead In Burning Car On Route 25 In Wareham

WAREHAM (CBS) - A man was found dead inside a burning car in Wareham early Thursday morning.

State Police were called to Route 25 east just before exit 2 around 3 a.m. for a car fire.

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The person was found dead in this car off Route 25 in Wareham early Thursday. (Image credit: David Curran - Satellite News Service)

When they arrived, they found it in the median strip, against a tree, "fully engulfed in flames," said State Police spokesman Dave Procopio.

Firefighters put out the fire and a man, later identified as 60-year-old Frank Mctighe of Holbrook, was found dead inside the station wagon.

No other information is available at this point in the investigation.

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