Pedestrian dies after crash with HGV and car which closed A50 for 12 hours

The man, who was in his seventies, was driving a blue Peugeot 107 which had crashed shortly before the fatal collision

This was the A50 deserted after police closed it through Wednesday to investigate the incident (Image: Derby Telegraph)

A pedestrian has died following a collision with an HGV and a car on the A50 close to Cavendish Bridge - which links the counties of Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

Police understand that shortly before the collision on Wednesday morning (November 12), the man, who was in his 70s, was driving a blue Peugeot 107, which had left the road nearby and come to rest in a ditch.

Officers say the driver, who had got out of his vehicle, was then involved as a pedestrian in the fatal collision involving the HGV and a red Nissan Juke.

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