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27/10/2014
Police Launch Murder Investigation After Man Killed On M4
A man who was struck by a car and killed on the M4 in Berkshire is being treated as murder, police have confirmed.
The pedestrian was hit on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 10 for Reading and 8/9 for Windsor, on Friday night.
A driver reported hitting someone.
The man, who was in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out later today.
Detective Chief Superintendent Chris Ward, of Thames Valley Police's major crime unit, said: "We have been investigating the death of a man in his forties on the M4 on Friday night and working to establish the exact circumstances behind the death.
"It is as a result of this work that we are now treating this death as a murder investigation. I therefore ask that if anyone was travelling along this stretch of motorway on Friday night and saw anything which could help our investigation they get in touch immediately."
(CD/JP)
The pedestrian was hit on the eastbound carriageway between junctions 10 for Reading and 8/9 for Windsor, on Friday night.
A driver reported hitting someone.
The man, who was in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out later today.
Detective Chief Superintendent Chris Ward, of Thames Valley Police's major crime unit, said: "We have been investigating the death of a man in his forties on the M4 on Friday night and working to establish the exact circumstances behind the death.
"It is as a result of this work that we are now treating this death as a murder investigation. I therefore ask that if anyone was travelling along this stretch of motorway on Friday night and saw anything which could help our investigation they get in touch immediately."
(CD/JP)
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