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Lorry driver's fatal crash arrest | Lorry driver's fatal crash arrest |
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A lorry driver has been arrested after a 70-year-old motorist died in an early morning road accident in Flintshire. | A lorry driver has been arrested after a 70-year-old motorist died in an early morning road accident in Flintshire. |
A Toyota Corolla left the road after a collision with a heavy goods vehicle at about 0150 GMT on the A55 at Rhuallt Hill between Holywell and St Asaph. | A Toyota Corolla left the road after a collision with a heavy goods vehicle at about 0150 GMT on the A55 at Rhuallt Hill between Holywell and St Asaph. |
The man's wife was unhurt. She will be interviewed by North Wales Police pursuing one line of inquiry that there was "an incident" before the collision. | The man's wife was unhurt. She will be interviewed by North Wales Police pursuing one line of inquiry that there was "an incident" before the collision. |
The dead man, from Denbighshire, has not yet been named. | The dead man, from Denbighshire, has not yet been named. |
His 66-year-old wife was a front-seat passenger. Emergency services said she was left shocked but was not believed to have been injured. | |
The 35-year-old driver of the HGV was arrested in Llandegai, near Bangor. | |
North Wales Police arrested a lorry driver after the collisionHe was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. | |
Officers are appealing for witnesses, particularly lorry drivers. | Officers are appealing for witnesses, particularly lorry drivers. |
A section several miles long of the westbound road from the Flint turn-off was closed for eight hours. | A section several miles long of the westbound road from the Flint turn-off was closed for eight hours. |
Anyone with information is asked to contact 0845 6071001 (Welsh language line) or 0845 6071002 (English language). | Anyone with information is asked to contact 0845 6071001 (Welsh language line) or 0845 6071002 (English language). |