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Search for witnesses to Northampton crash which killed man, 81

Search for witnesses to Northampton crash which killed man, 81

BBC News24-04-2025
Detectives have made a second appeal for witnesses to a crash outside a hotel which killed an 81-year-old man.It happened in Bridge Street, in front of the Plough Hotel, in Northampton on the evening of 1 April.A passenger in a Hyundai car was taken to University Hospital Coventry where he died from his injuries 11 days later.Northamptonshire Police say no arrests have been made in connection with the investigation.
The collision occurred at around 18:30 BST and involved a blue Hyundai Ioniq and a silver Mercedes C-Class car.The man who died came from Market Harborough.The police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident, or has dash-cam footage of any part of it to get in touch.
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