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| Up to three lorries struck M5 man | Up to three lorries struck M5 man |
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| A lorry driver was killed when he was hit by up to three lorries after getting out of his cab on the hard shoulder of the M5 near Bristol. | A lorry driver was killed when he was hit by up to three lorries after getting out of his cab on the hard shoulder of the M5 near Bristol. |
| None of the lorries stopped following the accident at 0700 GMT and police said it was possible the drivers were not aware of what had happened. | None of the lorries stopped following the accident at 0700 GMT and police said it was possible the drivers were not aware of what had happened. |
| Two lanes were closed southbound between junction 14 and 15 (Thornbury/Falfield and Almondsbury). | Two lanes were closed southbound between junction 14 and 15 (Thornbury/Falfield and Almondsbury). |
| The road reopened at 1325 GMT after accident investigators had finished. | The road reopened at 1325 GMT after accident investigators had finished. |
| A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said the dead man was believed to be in his 40s and is not thought to be from the local area. | |
| He appealed for witnesses to contact them. |