POLICE launched an investigation after the body of a man was discovered in a car on remote ground in Burnley.

Officers were called to the scene after a member of the public made the gruesome discovery of a man's body in a car park at the top of Wiseman Avenue at about 7.30am yesterday.

Paramedics were also called to the scene and a doctor pronounced the man dead an hour after the initial find.

The body was removed from the scene by undertakers and police arranged for the car to be towed away.

A police spokesman said investigations into the death were continuing but the circumstances were not believed to be suspicious.