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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Croft

Teenager, 18, dies after exiting ambulance on motorway

The 18-year-old exited the ambulance after it stopped while he was being taken to hospital. Image is a stock. - (Getty/iStock)

A teenager died after he left an ambulance on a motorway and was hit by a car, police have said.

The 18-year-old exited the ambulance after it stopped to provide him with further treatment on the northbound carriageway of the M5 in North Somerset, between junction 21 (Weston-super-Mare) and 20 (Clevedon), while taking him to hospital.

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