A teenager has died after being hit by a car on the Blandford bypass between the A350 (Badger) and B3082 (Wimborne Road -Two Gates) roundabouts just after midnight on the morning of July 17.

The 17-year old was hit by a silver Vauxhall Insignia at about 12.30am and Dorset Police said he was from Blandford, and his family had been informed. The car driver was treated at the scene for a minor injury, and the road was closed in both directions for nearly five hours to allow emergency services to respond and for an examination of the collision scene.

PC Mike Burt of the traffic unit said shortly after the collision, the driver of the Vauxhall tried to flag down a passing vehicle. The vehicle had not been identified, and he appealed for the driver to come forward, since they could have important information.

He also appealed for anyone with dashcam footage or information about what happened to contact Dorset Police at dorset.police.uk, scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 17:19.

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