The death of a former police chief in a car fire is not being treated as suspicious

Police investigating the circumstances of an incident in Cavendish can confirm that they are not treating the death of a man as suspicious at this time.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service and Police were called at just after 7:30am yesterday, Saturday 6 March, to reports of a vehicle alight on The Green in the village.

The driver of the grey Hyundai IX35 estate car, a man in his 70’s who was named locally as Edwin Williams a former Detective Superintendent who had retired to the village, sadly died at the scene. His next of kin have been notified.

A file will be prepared for the coroner in due course.

Any witnesses, or anyone driving in the area at around 7:30am with a dashcam in their vehicle, are asked to contact the Suffolk Police, quoting reference: CAD 64 of 6 March.