Man dies after being hit by car on A-road

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A male pedestrian died on the A3088 near Stoke-sub-Hamdon on Tuesday night

A man has died after being hit by a car in Somerset, police have said.

Avon and Somerset Police officers were called to the A3088 Cartgate Link Road following a collision involving a pedestrian and a Hyundai car at about 21:00 GMT on Tuesday.

The male pedestrian died at the scene near the village of Stoke-sub-Hamdon.

"We are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or were in the area in the moments leading up to the incident," police said.

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