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| M4 motorway crash death sparks murder investigation | M4 motorway crash death sparks murder investigation |
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| The death of a man who was hit by a car on the M4 in Berkshire is being treated as murder, police said. | The death of a man who was hit by a car on the M4 in Berkshire is being treated as murder, police said. |
| The pedestrian was struck on the eastbound carriageway between Reading and Maidenhead on Friday night. | |
| A female driver reported hitting a man on the motorway between junctions 10 and 8/9 at about 22:00 BST. He was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. | A female driver reported hitting a man on the motorway between junctions 10 and 8/9 at about 22:00 BST. He was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. |
| A post-mortem examination is due to take place later. | A post-mortem examination is due to take place later. |
| Det Ch Supt Chris Ward, of Thames Valley Police's major crime unit, said: "We have been investigating the death of a man in his forties on the M4 on Friday night and working to establish the exact circumstances behind the death. | Det Ch Supt Chris Ward, of Thames Valley Police's major crime unit, said: "We have been investigating the death of a man in his forties on the M4 on Friday night and working to establish the exact circumstances behind the death. |
| "It is as a result of this work that we are now treating this death as a murder investigation. | "It is as a result of this work that we are now treating this death as a murder investigation. |
| "I therefore ask that if anyone was travelling along this stretch of motorway on Friday night and saw anything which could help our investigation they get in touch immediately." | "I therefore ask that if anyone was travelling along this stretch of motorway on Friday night and saw anything which could help our investigation they get in touch immediately." |