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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rachel Sharp

Doctor struck and killed by his own car in front of girlfriend as he chased carjackers

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

An intensive care unit doctor was struck and killed by his own car in front of his girlfriend as he tried to chase after carjackers in a neighbourhood in Washington DC.

Dr Rakesh Patel, a 33-year-old from Maryland who worked at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, died on Tuesday night in the hit-and-run in the Adams Morgan area of the capital.

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