Police find fatal crash in Hämeenlinna days later

Police found a car that had left the road beside the Helsinki-Tampere highway in Hämeenlinna on Saturday, with a dead man inside, Yle reported. The crash had happened several days earlier.

The car had come off the road onto a grassy area between the Moreeni and Kymppitie exit ramps. Police said it could not be seen from the road and had been hidden from view. It was found through a search by police, not after anyone reported the crash.

Police are investigating both a suspected traffic safety offence and the cause of death. They want to establish how and why the crash happened and how it was connected to the man’s death. Police have not released the man’s age or other identifying details. The rescue service attended at police request after the car was found.