A BODY has been found in a road in Earley.

Police were scrambled to the scene in Courts Road, Earley, where the body of a man had been found.

It happened about 7am on Wednesday, March 18.

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The body was that of a man, in his sixties, and his next of kin have been informed.

A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said: "At around 7am on Wednesday, March 18, officers were called to Courts Road, Earley to reports of a death of a man in his sixties. The man was found outside.

"The man’s next of kin have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.

"The death is being treated as unexplained but non-suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner."