Story highlights There's no evidence of terrorism in connection with the blast, police say

The victim was a 43-year-old man; it's not known if he was the intended target

The explosion happened Tuesday morning in a residential area of western Berlin

(CNN) An explosion -- described as "murder using a car bomb" by a local prosecutor -- rocked a residential area of western Berlin Tuesday morning, killing a 43-year-old Turkish citizen.

The blast occurred around 8 a.m. (3 a.m. ET) along the main thoroughfare of Bismarckstrasse in Charlottenburg, a large, predominantly residential western Berlin neighborhood.

The man was driving the Volkswagen Passat when it exploded, though it wasn't immediately clear if the bomb went off inside or outside the car.

He managed to escape the damaged car, only to bleed to death nearby on the street, according to Berlin district attorney Martin Steltner.

Members of a Berlin police homicide unit -- but not counter-terrorism investigators -- converged on the scene. Police have said there's no indication this was a terrorist act.

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