Arrest after pedestrian fatally hit by lorry on M55

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and drug driving after a pedestrian was struck by a lorry on a motorway.

Emergency services were called to reports of a collision at junction one of the westbound M55 for Broughton shortly before 08:00 GMT, said Lancashire Police.

The force said the pedestrian, a man in his 40s, died at the scene while the LGV driver - a man in his 30s - had been taken into custody.

Police have urged anyone who saw the incident or with dashcam or mobile phone footage to come forward.

The M55, which connects Blackpool and Preston, was shut in both directions for several hours between junctions one and two near Preston.

It has since reopened.

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