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Hit-and-run driver crashes into pole, dies
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-09-19 11:01

A man in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, died when he rammed his car into a pole minutes after running over a pedestrian, injuring him seriously, and fleeing the scene last Saturday night.

Three others in the car were injured.

The unnamed driver was speeding after he accidentally hit a man crossing the road, police said.

There were three others in the car who escaped with minor injuries.

(Huashang Daily)