North Yorkshire Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision on the A684 at Morton on Swale, near Northallerton.
It happened just before 1am today - Friday 12 September - near to the pedestrian crossing about 300 yards Northallerton-side from the Royal George Inn.
A man aged in his early 40s, who was walking with a male friend who was pushing a pedal cycle, was hit by a red-coloured Vauxhall Astra car that was travelling in the direction of Bedale.
Despite the efforts of paramedics at the scene and doctors at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, the man was pronounced dead.
The driver of the Vauxhall Astra, a 19-year-old man from the Bedale area, was arrested in connection with the incident.
He is currently in police custody for questioning.
Local diversions were in place while the police investigate the collision scene.The road reopened at about 11am.
Witnesses to the collision, or anyone who remembers seeing the red Vauxhall Astra or the two men walking prior to the collision, should contact the Eastern Road Policing Group on 0845 60 60 24 7. The officer in the case is Traffic Constable 1437 Tony Call.
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