{"id":550737,"date":"2026-04-25T22:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T22:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/550737\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T22:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T22:54:16","slug":"man-dies-after-being-struck-by-car-in-seaside-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/550737\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies after being struck by car in seaside town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man has died after being struck by a car in a Norh Wales seaside town. The pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Victoria Road West, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypost.co.uk\/all-about\/prestatyn\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Prestatyn<\/a> on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The man was airlifted by Wales Air Ambulance to a specialist hospital in Stoke but he has died as a result of his injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypost.co.uk\/all-about\/north-wales-police\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">North Wales Police<\/a> said today that the man was a 45-year-old from Wigan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypost.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=da31e0f9-0bf2-4091-bc59-f8c65b1f2341&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter<\/a> sent twice daily to your inbox<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A statement on the force&#8217;s <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypost.co.uk\/all-about\/denbighshire\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Denbighshire<\/a> and Coastal <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypost.co.uk\/all-about\/facebook\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Facebook<\/a> page confirmed the tragic development: &#8220;The man&#8217;s family are being supported by specialist officers and the local Coroner has been informed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Anyone who has any information, and has not already spoken to us should contact us via our live webchat online or on 101 quoting ref 26000311780.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The crash took place just after 5.30pm on Monday and was attended by polic, Noth Wales Fire &amp; Rescue and the Welsh Ambulance Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It&#8217;s understood the vehicle involved was a Vauxhall Mokka.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. 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