Michigan State Police are investigating the death of a person whose body was found early Saturday in a burning vehicle near Interstate 75 and Dixie Highway in Oakland County.
Troopers were called at about 5:50 a.m. by Springfield Township firefighters to the scene of a fire, according to authorities. Firefighters were called to the area for a report of a brush fire but discovered it was a vehicle in flames when they arrived.
After they extinguished the fire, they found a body inside and called state police, officials said.
According to a preliminary investigation, the victim had been driving north on I-75 but lost control of the vehicle, went off the roadway, and crashed into a tree before the car caught fire.
Officials said the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office is working to identify the victim.