Charred corpse found inside pickup truck in Puerto Vallarta

January 6, 2023

A man, still unidentified, was found lifeless and burned inside a pick-up truck in the Loma Bonita neighborhood in Puerto Vallarta.

The finding was recorded shortly before 07:00 this Friday after local residents reported to 911 that a truck was on fire, when the authorities the corpse was discovered in the burned vehicle.

The car was a white Ford Ranger truck with metal racks and Jalisco license plate JU52517, which was on a dirt road.

When checking inside the cabin, on the passenger side, the charred body of a man, apparently . . .

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