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Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on A-road

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Police closed the route for almost ten hours

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in the early hours of Thursday.

Police were called to the A380 near Kingskerswell in Devon at 04:30 BST after a report of a single vehicle collision involving a pedestrian.

The incident took place at the start of the road between Torquay and Newton Abbot.

Police closed the road for almost 10 hours while investigation work took place.

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