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Taxi driver killed helping at A19 crash scene Wallsend taxi driver David Hope killed helping at A19 crash scene
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A man has been arrested after a taxi driver who stopped to help at the scene of a crash was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.A man has been arrested after a taxi driver who stopped to help at the scene of a crash was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.
Police had taken a call from the driver who reported a car had hit the central reservation on the A19 in North Tyneside on Saturday. David Hope, 43, reported a car had hit the central reservation on the A19 in North Tyneside on Saturday.
He got out of his vehicle on the dual carriageway near Killingworth. Mr Hope, from Wallsend, got out of his vehicle on the dual carriageway near Killingworth.
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed as a "matter of protocol", Northumbria Police said.The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed as a "matter of protocol", Northumbria Police said.