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Car kills man on Devon main road near Barnstaple

BBC Published Jun 13, 2010 Reviewed Jun 30, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors
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A man died when he was hit by a car on a main road in north Devon on Saturday night.
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The A39 between Barnstaple and Bideford was closed on Sunday morning due to the accident.
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A man died when he was hit by a car on a main road in north Devon on Saturday night.

The accident happened on the A39 at the Holmacott layby near Barnstaple when a car collided with a man in his mid-30s from the north Devon area.

The A39 between Barnstaple and Bideford was closed on Sunday morning due to the accident.

Diversions were in place between the Westleigh Junction and the Roundswell roundabout.

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