A14 Cambridgeshire: Pedestrian dies after being hit by lorry at Spaldwick

8 April 2022

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a lorry on the A14 near Spaldwick in Cambridgeshire.

Police were called at 01:14 BST to the incident on the eastbound carriageway close to junction 18.

The 31-year-old man died at the scene, while the driver of the vehicle, a white HGV, was unhurt, Cambridgeshire Police said.

The force appealed for anyone who saw the crash, has any information or dashcam footage to contact it.

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Police say he blew 123 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.