A MAN's body has been discovered in a burnt out car in Renfrew. 

Cops rushed to the town's Row Avenue after being alerted to a car blaze at around 10.30pm on Monday night.

On arrival, a body was discovered inside the motor and officers are now attempting to identify the man.

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The death is being treated as unexplained while a postmortem is being carried out.

A police spokeswoman said: "Around 10.30pm on Monday 4 March 2019, police were called to a report of a car on fire in Row Avenue, Renfrew.

"Emergency services attended and the body of a man was discovered within the vehicle.

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"Formal identification is still to take place and a postmortem examination will be carried out in due course to establish the exact cause of death, which officers are treating as unexplained at this time.

"A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."

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