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Bones discovered on M5 are human Bones discovered on M5 are human
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Police have confirmed bones found in a bag at the side of the M5 motorway near Bristol are human.Police have confirmed bones found in a bag at the side of the M5 motorway near Bristol are human.
A motorway workman made the discovery at junction 14, near Thornbury, at lunchtime on Monday.A motorway workman made the discovery at junction 14, near Thornbury, at lunchtime on Monday.
Officers had been treating the find as "very suspicious", but on Tuesday confirmed the bones were human.Officers had been treating the find as "very suspicious", but on Tuesday confirmed the bones were human.
The site remains covered by a white tent while examinations continue before the bones are removed to be examined by experts.The site remains covered by a white tent while examinations continue before the bones are removed to be examined by experts.
Police are treating the death as suspicious. The remains include arm, leg, pelvis and skull bones, which were partially buried.
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "There will be specialists in bone investigation at the site.A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "There will be specialists in bone investigation at the site.
"There will be a thorough investigation at the scene, then the bones will be removed for further examination by a pathologist.""There will be a thorough investigation at the scene, then the bones will be removed for further examination by a pathologist."