Pedestrians killed on A596 near Flimby are named

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Emergency services were called to the A596 shortly after midnight on Sunday

Two people who died after being hit by a car near Flimby, in west Cumbria, have been named.

Pedestrians Bethanie Clark, 31, of Lowca, and David Muir, 43, of Parton, were struck by a Nissan Qashqai on the A596 just after midnight on Sunday.

A 30-year-old woman from west Cumbria was arrested on two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, Cumbria Police said.

She was later bailed pending further inquiries.

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