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Two women hit by car and killed on country road

News imagePhil Taylor A car with a smashed windscreen and damage to its front is pulled up on the side of the road. A police officer in a high-vis jacket stands on the grass to the rightPhil Taylor
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving

Two women walking along a countryside road have died after they were hit by a car.

The pair, aged 57 and 59, died at the scene at about 07:40 GMT at the junctions of Scout Road, Smithills Dean Road, Colliers Row Road and Coal Pit Road in Bolton, Greater Manchester Police said.

The driver of a VW Polo - a 19-year-old man - has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to contact them.

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