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| Blackpool man killed during police pursuit | Blackpool man killed during police pursuit |
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| A 33-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a car as he ran across a motorway during a police pursuit. | |
| Police had earlier tried to pull his car over but he failed to stop and "sped" off along the M55 in Blackpool, Lancashire, about 21:00 GMT on Sunday. | Police had earlier tried to pull his car over but he failed to stop and "sped" off along the M55 in Blackpool, Lancashire, about 21:00 GMT on Sunday. |
| At 21:20 GMT, the man stopped near Charnock Richard services on the M6 and ran across three lanes, before being killed on the opposite carriageway. | At 21:20 GMT, the man stopped near Charnock Richard services on the M6 and ran across three lanes, before being killed on the opposite carriageway. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the crash. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the crash. |
| The man, from Blackpool, was confirmed dead at the scene and the M6 was closed in both directions for a time, between Junctions 27 and 28 for investigations. | The man, from Blackpool, was confirmed dead at the scene and the M6 was closed in both directions for a time, between Junctions 27 and 28 for investigations. |
| A Lancashire Police spokeswoman said the man "made off at speed" in a grey Ford Focus Sport after he failed to stop for the police patrol. | A Lancashire Police spokeswoman said the man "made off at speed" in a grey Ford Focus Sport after he failed to stop for the police patrol. |