Driver killed after trying to ‘retrieve ladders that had fallen from his car' on M1 in horror crash as cops launch probe
Cops have launched a probe following the tragic incident
CRASH HORROR Driver killed after trying to 'retrieve ladders that had fallen from his car' on M1 in horror crash as cops launch probe
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A MAN has died in hospital following a horror collision as he was retrieving ladders from a carriageway.
The 67-year-old man tragically died after he was struck by a Toyota Rav 4 at around 1.30pm on May 21.
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A 67-year-old man tragically died after a collision on the M1 in Leeds
West Yorkshire Police have said that they believe he was hit while trying to recover ladders from the carriageway after they fell from the roof of the Ford Ranger vehicle he was travelling in.
Cops are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the horror incident.
A man who was interviewed voluntarily by officers on the same day as the collision has been released under investigation.
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