Police Launch Probe as man’s body found in back of bin lorry on Bethwin Road, London

A man’s body was been discovered in the back of a bin lorry in Camberwell, London this morning.

Officers were called to the incident around 5.35am after reports a body had been found, the man was pronounced dead at the scene and police said that they were treating the death as unexplained.

The London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade also attended the incident.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called to reports of a man’s body found in the rear of a bin lorry in Bethwin Road.

“The man – no further details – was pronounced dead at the scene.

“At this stage, the death is being treated as unexplained.”