Appeal after man dies in single-vehicle crash

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Image caption, The crash took place on Portesham Hill on Thursday
  • Author, Galya Dimitrova
  • Role, 大象传媒 News

Police are appealing for information after a man died in a single-vehicle crash.

The 60-year-old man was driving a silver Suzuki SX4 which crashed on Portesham Hill, in Dorset, after 18:00 BST on Thursday.

Emergency services attended but the driver, a man from the Bridport area, was found dead.

Road closures were put in place and were lifted shortly after 21:00 BST.

Insp Craig Tatton, from Dorset Police Force's Roads Policing Team, said detectives were carrying out inquiries "to establish the full circumstances" of the crash.

He urged any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to contact the force.

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