Body found near Quebec City

[Carol]

By QMI Agency

A body has been found in a severely damaged car in a wooded area north of Quebec City.

The vehicle was found cut in half with a body inside by an ATV rider Saturday afternoon, said Surete du Quebec spokesman Richard Gagne.

The motorist is believed to have been dead for about four days, Gagne said.

"The accident would have happened a few days ago," Gagne said. "We have a witness who said he heard a noise in the night between Wednesday and Thursday."

An area resident heard what's being described as a large "boom" but didn't notice anything out of the ordinary when they checked outside, officials said.

The driver has not yet been identified.

It is not clear why the driver was on the dirt road that leads to an uninhabited cottage near Stoneham, Gagne said. It is also not clear how the car became so severely damaged, he said.

There are no signs of breaking on the dirt road or indications of a collision on nearby Highway 175, he said.

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