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Man dies in crash on bypass

Emma PetrieEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
News imageGoogle The junction of a 60mph bypass and a smaller road, both surfaced with grey asphalt and painted with standard white road markings. The bypass bends gently to the left in the distance. A van and two cars can be seen in the background. To the left, a group of three signs, one white and two green, give directions. The white sign, pointing to the right, reads "North Elkington" and gives the distance as one and a half miles. Grass verges and trees line either side of the bypass. Google
The crash happened on the A16 Fotherby bypass (file picture)

A man has died following a two-car crash on the A16 near Louth.

Lincolnshire Police said the collision happened on the Fotherby bypass, at the junction for North Elkington.

It was reported shortly after 04:30 GMT and involved a silver Ford Focus and a blue BMW.

A 78-year-old man, who was travelling in the Ford, was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man, who was in the BMW, was taken to hospital.

The road reopened at about 16:30, according to the force.

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