Homicide detectives investigating after man's body found in burnt out car

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found inside a burnt-out car in Western Australia.

The grim discovery was made in Springs, north of Boddington on December 6 after fire crews responded to calls of a car set alight on Ricks Road, about 12.25pm.

The man's body was located in the front passenger seat of the vehicle, which was a silver Holden Commodore sedan.

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Police said the body is believed to be a 53-year-old man from Boddington.

Detectives believe he was in the company of three or more people in the lead up to the car fire.

At this stage the man's death is being treated as suspicious, police said.

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As inquiries continue, police are seeking to identify a dark-coloured four-wheel drive.

Police have released CCTV of the vehicle in an appeal for public assistance, after it was seen driving on North Bannister-Wandering Road, near a petrol station on Watt Street at the time.

Anyone with information, or anyone who was in the vicinity of Albany Highway and North Bannister-Wandering Road between 10:30pm on December 5 and December 6, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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