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| Car thief runs down and kills man | Car thief runs down and kills man |
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| A man was run over and killed with his own car as he tried to stop the vehicle being stolen. | |
| The man, in his 60s, was left dying in Green Close, Horfield, in Bristol, after 2330 GMT on Saturday. He was later declared dead at the scene. | |
| His silver Skoda hatchback was driven down Montreal Avenue before being abandoned in Shakespeare Avenue near the junction with Filton Avenue. | His silver Skoda hatchback was driven down Montreal Avenue before being abandoned in Shakespeare Avenue near the junction with Filton Avenue. |
| Police want to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time. | Police want to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time. |
| One man living in the road told the BBC: "One of our housemates heard the car and some screeching [of tyres] but didn't think anything of it. | One man living in the road told the BBC: "One of our housemates heard the car and some screeching [of tyres] but didn't think anything of it. |
| "It's quite shocking really, when you hear about it and it's on your own front door. | "It's quite shocking really, when you hear about it and it's on your own front door. |
| "This area is quite bad at times, in the past six weeks, we've had someone punch off a wing mirror on our car and randomly, someone threw our recycling box and smashed our window. That's the area it is." | "This area is quite bad at times, in the past six weeks, we've had someone punch off a wing mirror on our car and randomly, someone threw our recycling box and smashed our window. That's the area it is." |