Man arrested after body found on side of the A47

A man in his 20s was found dead next to the A47
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A man has been arrested after a dead body was discovered at the side of the A47.
Norfolk Police launched an investigation on 2 December after a man in his 20s was found next to the road in King's Lynn at about 09:20 GMT.
The road was closed between the Pullover roundabout and the Tilney All Saints roundabout until about 17:00 GMT.
A man in his 60s has been arrested in Reading on suspicion of causing death by careless driving, failing to stop and failing to report a collision.
He is being taken to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre for questioning.

The road was closed for several hours last Monday
According to the preliminary findings of a Home Office post-mortem examination, the man died from a head injury.
Police had appealed for anyone with information or dashcam footage of a man walking along the A47 at Tilney All Saints in the early hours to get in touch.
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- Published5 December 2024