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Woman arrested after Torquay hit and run

Pedestrian died on Sunday morning

A woman has been arrested in connection with a fatal collision in Torquay in which a man died.

Emergency services were called just after midnight on Sunday 1 May following the collision between a pedestrian and a car on Barton Hill Road.

The pedestrian, a man in his forties, received life-threatening injuries and died in hospital a short time later. His next of kin have been notified and are receiving support from specially trained officers.

A Torquay woman in her twenties has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs. 

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to email 101@dc.police.uk or telephone 101, quoting crime reference CR/037039/22

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling freephone 0800 555111.

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