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British woman, 35, is run down and killed in front of her husband while out jogging in France

The woman was hit on Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, in Beaune, France
The woman was hit on Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, in Beaune, France. Picture: Google

By Asher McShane

Police are investigating after a British tourist was hit and killed by a car while jogging with her husband on holiday in France.

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The woman, 35, was out jogging in the town of Beaune, in eastern France, yesterday morning when she was hit.

Police rushed to the scene on Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle at around 8am.

The woman could not be resuscitated and she died at the scene.

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The driver, a 45-year-old local, was taken into custody by police and questioned.

The woman’s husband was unharmed but left suffering from shock. He was treated at the scene by firefighters.