POLICE today confirmed they had discovered a body, understood to be a Chelmsley Wood man who has been missing since a car crash on the M6 over three weeks ago.
Zahid Mirza's vehicle had collided with a barrier on the southbound carriageway of the motorway, near Coleshill, on January 15.
When emergency services arrived at the scene, the car was abandoned and a search of the surrounding area found no sign of Mr Mirza.
But given that the 40-year-old had not been seen since the incident, police made a fresh appeal for information and renewed a search of the vicinity over the weekend. A number of residents reported that helicopters had been circling the area.
In a statement this morning, the force confirmed that a man's body had been found on an inaccessible area of waste ground next to the motorway.
Det Supt Tom Chisholm said: "Specialist officers have been in the area over the past two days carrying out searches.
"Yesterday evening (Sunday) the search team discovered the body of a man...The body has not been formally identified but family liaison officers have notified Mr Mirza's family and are supporting them."
A post mortem will take place in due course and the matter has also been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
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