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Pedestrian hit and killed by car on NT highway overnight, sparking road safety appeal
A 36-year-old man has died after being hit by a 4WD on the Roper Highway near the NT’s Mataranka township overnight.
Key points:
- A man, aged 36, was fatally struck shortly before 8:00pm
- The driver of the vehicle involved is assisting police with their enquiries
- Police have established a crime scene
The car which was travelling west on the highway at the time.
The driver stopped to assist the man, taking him to a clinic in Matranka, but he was declared dead just after 8:00pm.
NT Police said they had secured a crime scene on the highway, and detectives from the Major Crash Investigation Unit were travelling to the location today to begin an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Detective Senior Sergeant Brendan Lindner said…
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