Man found dead in Rugby

A man in his 50s was found dead at Leicester Road in Rugby in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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Emergency services were called to the A426 just after midnight where a man in his early 50s was found dead by paramedics.

While details are not yet known, police are not treating the death as suspicious.

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The road was closed by police while a “serious incident” was investigated.

A Warwickshire Police spokesperson said: “Police were called to Leicester Road in Rugby shortly before 00.20am this morning (30 March) to concerns for a man’s safety.

Paramedics also attended the scene and upon arrival a man in his early fifties was declared deceased.

“Police are not currently treating the incident as suspicious.”

A second major incident in the same area has been confirmed as a scrapyard fire.