A body discovered on a street was found to be covered in potentially hazardous substances. Police have issued a warning to anyone who was in direct contact with the man's body to seek urgent medical advice.
Officers were called to reports of a body on Kilburn Drive, Shevington, Wigan on Thursday at 7pm. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said on Friday: "Emergency services attended and confirmed these reports.
"A scene is currently in place at the location and contained on Kilburn Drive with no disruption to the wider area. Police are working to identify the body and enquiries are ongoing, we are keen to speak to anyone who has any information about this incident.
"Police believe there are potentially hazardous substances on the body and anyone who has had direct contact with the body should speak to officers or seek medical advice immediately. Officers are out speaking to residents and are highly visible in the area.
"The scene is contained, and it is believed there is no wider risk to the surrounding area. We will keep the public updated when we have more information."
Anyone with information should be passed to police via LiveChat or by calling 101 quoting incident number 000910 of 25/11/2022.
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