Investigation into pickup truck death finds no suspected involvement of others

Police said Wednesday that investigators have not identified the involvement of any other person in the death of a man who was found inside a pickup truck parked on a road in Male' earlier this week.

Police received a report at 9:17 am on Monday regarding an unresponsive man inside a pickup truck parked on Husainee Goalhi in the Maafannu district.

The man was taken to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police identified the deceased as a 41-year-old man.

According to police, a sample was taken from the body as part of the investigation before it was released to the family on the same day.

While police have not disclosed the cause of death or further details surrounding the case, they said no other individual has been identified as being involved in the death at this stage of the investigation.

The case remains under investigation.