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Driver dies after car hits wall and telegraph pole

Steve JonesYorkshire
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A 36-year-old man died in hospital after the crash in the early hours of Sunday

A man has died after the car he was driving left the road and hit a wall and a telegraph pole.

The single-vehicle collision took place on Cross Bank Road in Batley at about 02:00 GMT on Sunday, West Yorkshire Police said.

The 36-year-old was believed to have been travelling in the direction of Carlinghow Lane when the red Vauxhall Astra he was driving left the road near the junction with Coal Pit Mews.

West Yorkshire Police appealed to witnesses, or anyone with dashcam footage, to get in touch.

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