Overview

• Emergency services responded just after 5am Sunday to a vehicle fire on the Kamilaroi Highway near Brewarrina, where a body was found after Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the blaze.
• Strike Force Mayville, including Central North detectives and the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, is leading the inquiry.
• The SUV is a green 1996 Nissan Pathfinder with NSW registration CR21TG, and checks show it is unregistered.
• Police report no evidence of ongoing risk to the community as officers canvass the area and speak with residents.
• Investigators are seeking dashcam footage and other information and ask the public to contact Bourke Police or Crime Stoppers, with post-mortem results expected to confirm identity and cause this week.