York Regional Police say a man’s body was found in a ditch in Vaughan around noon Wednesday.

Police said a passerby made the discovery near the intersection of Highway 7 West and Keele Street and immediately alerted authorities.

Const. Laura Nicolle said detectives are still trying to determine the man’s age and that it appears his body was in the ditch for a period of time. Nicolle said police are checking the body against all of their missing person’s cases and are awaiting the coroner’s report.