Fashion designer Carolina Herrera's nephew killed in Caracas

Designer Carolina Herrera at the Academy Awards in Beverly Hills (Reuters)

A nephew of fashion designer Carolina Herrera has been found dead inside a truck on a road near Venezuela’s capital.

The public prosecutor’s office said in a statement Friday that the body of 34-year-old businessmen Reinaldo Jose Herrera was found the night before near Caracas. Another businessman was found dead in the same place. The cause of the two men’s death was unclear.

Opposition leader Roland Carreno told The Associated Press that Herrera was the nephew of the Venezuelan-American designer. Carolina Herrera’s company did not immediately comment.

Venezuela has among the highest murder rates in the world.