Meltham Mills Road, Huddersfield: Pedestrian dies after crash

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal crash in Meltham.

It happened in Meltham Mills Road, Huddersfield at around 2pm yesterday (Friday, November 21) and involved a grey Skoda Fabia and two pedestrians.

The Skoda was travelling towards Huddersfield when it left the road and struck a man and woman on the pavement.

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The man, aged 60, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

The woman suffered minor injuries.

The Skoda driver, a 33-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

The Major Collision Enquiry Team is investigating this incident and is appealing to any witnesses to the collision, or anyone who has footage or information which may assist in this matter.

The team can be contacted on 101, or via the livechat facility on our website.

The log reference is 851 of 21 November.

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