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Pedestrian hit in bypass accident

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in Cornwall on Friday night.

Police were called to the A30 bypass near Camborne at 2020 BST after reports of a man running about on the road.

He was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, where he is said to be in a stable condition. The driver of the Saab car was not injured.

The road was closed in both directions overnight. Anyone who saw the incident is asked to contact police.




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