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Last Updated: Sunday, 11 July, 2004, 08:59 GMT 09:59 UK
Teenager killed as car hits post
A teenager was killed when his car went out of control and hit a telegraph pole, police say.

The accident happened on a tight bend of the A638 Doncaster Road in Ackworth, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire at about 0230 BST on Sunday.

Police said the 18-year-old man, from Doncaster, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services.

The road was closed for about six hours while officers investigated the accident.




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