Elderly woman found dead in car in Newark

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The body of an elderly woman was found in a car at the bottom of an embankment in Newark on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

Officers were responding to reports of a different car that ran off Highway 84 when they came upon a vehicle partially hidden by trees and vegetation and made the grim discovery of the body, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Manuel Leal.

The woman hasn’t been identified, the cause of death isn’t clear, and an investigation is ongoing, Leal said.

The other car had two people who declined to be transported to medical assistance, he said.

Roland Li is a Chronicle staff writer. Email: roland.li@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @rolandlisf