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| Kevin O'Connell killed by car as he broke up Derby Road fight | Kevin O'Connell killed by car as he broke up Derby Road fight |
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| A "hero" motorist who pulled over to break up a fight was hit and killed by a car while his three children waited nearby. | |
| Kevin O'Connell, 33, died from his injuries after the collision in Burton Road, Derby, at 12:55 BST on Saturday. | |
| Derbyshire Police said he saw two men fighting, so pulled over and got out. He was chasing one of the men involved when he was hit by a passing car. | |
| Two men, aged 27 and 34, arrested on suspicion of assault, were bailed. | |
| The driver of the car was not arrested but spoken to by officers at the scene, a police spokesman said. | |
| 'Sense of duty' | |
| Police said Mr O'Connell had left a chip shop further up the road with his children when he saw the altercation between the two men and intervened. | |
| Paying tribute to him, Sgt Darren Muggleton said: "He must have found a sense of duty...and decided to take action. | |
| "Unfortunately something unfortunate happened and it was a tragic incident witnessed by his children. | |
| "People have got to judge every situation as it appears to them. | |
| "Mr O'Connell on this occasion intervened, but he did it for the right reasons, and he is a hero." | |
| Sgt Muggleton said police had spoken to witnesses and Mr O'Connell's children were helping with their investigation. |