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[02 AUG 00] CRIMES,
FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Driver
Dies In Warwickshire Road Crash
A driver has been
killed in a collision on the Fosse Way in the far south of
Warwickshire.
The accident
happened at about 12.30pm today when a car was in collision with a
refuse lorry near the Portobello crossroads, where the A429 meets
the B4035.
Emergency
services called to the scene close to Stretton-on-Fosse and
Shipston-on-Stour. The location at Rowborough is close to the
Warwickshire/Gloucestershire border.
The
A429 was remained closed for most of the afternoon.
The
car driver, has been named as Paul Hardiman, 25, of Tinkers Close,
Moreton-in-Marsh.
The
lorry driver, thought to be uninjured, was Roland Blackwell, 51,
of Long Compton in south Warwickshire.
A
police spokeswoman said:
"The
car was heading north and for an unknown reason
crossed the carriageway and collided head on with the
lorry.
"This
was at a point about 250 metres south of the Portobello
crossroads."
Anyone
with information on the crash, or who saw the car in the lead up
to the collision, should call Grays Mallory traffic base on 01925
415000.
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