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Man's Decomposed Body Found in Back of Pickup Truck, NYPD Says

THE BRONX — The partially decomposed body of a man was found in the back of a pickup truck in Baychester Thursday afternoon, police said.

Police who'd been called because of a "foul odor" found the body of the unidentified man in the Chevy Silverado near Boller and Tillotson avenues just before 4 p.m., NYPD officials said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

His body was partially decomposed, but it wasn't immediately clear how long he'd been lying in the truck, police said.

The Medical Examiner will determine his cause of death, police said.

There were no immediate arrests, police said.