KATHMANDU: A body has been found inside a parked truck in Sundarharaicha Municipality-8, Morang, on Tuesday.

The body of a male around 50-year-old was recovered from inside of a parked truck in Salakpur along the East-West Highway.

The identity of the deceased has yet to be ascertained, said DSP Deepak Shrestha of District Police Office, Morang.

Police said the body was on the passenger seat of the truck and the vehicle was locked from the inside. The truck had been parked on the road for the past four days.

The body has been sent for postmortem, added DSP Shrestha.