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Feb 2021
Elderly man died in fatal Harrogate crash
An 81-year-old man who was struck by a car in Harrogate yesterday afternoon has died.
North Yorkshire Police say the victim was crossing the road from The Woodlands Hotel pub towards Hookstone Chase just before 5pm when the crash happened.
An ambulance took him to hospital, where he later died.
Officers closed off the road near to the Esso garage for several hours while they carried out their investigations on Thursday.
It reopened later at around 1am this morning.
The crash involved a grey Audi A3 that was travelling down Wetherby Road out of the town centre.
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Police say the 35-year-old driver of the Audi is assisting them with their enquiries. The force did not say whether it had made any arrests.
North Yorkshire Police has asked witnesses or anyone with dash-cam footage to call on 101 and quote 12210053250.
Alternatively, if you would like to speak anonymously then call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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