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Delivery driver death sparks murder investigation in Leeds
National World - LocalTV
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21/08/2024
West Yorkshire Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of a delivery driver in Leeds. Officers were called to reports of a man who was found seriously injured on Heights Drive in Wortley at around ten to seven on Tuesday evening.
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West Yorkshire Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of a delivery
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driver in Leeds. Officers were called to reports of a man who was found seriously injured on
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Heights Drive in Wortley at around 10 to 7 on Tuesday evening.
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They found the victim unconscious with members of the public trying to help him. He was given
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emergency treatment by ambulance staff but was pronounced dead at the scene a short time
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later.
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Initial enquiries suggest the victim, aged in his 40s, had delivered a package before
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returning to his van to find a male attempting to steal it.
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The silver Ford Transit cargo was then in a collision with two parked cars on Heights
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Drive and was driven away before being recovered in Belle Isle a short time later.
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Anyone who witnessed any part of the incident or who has any information that could assist
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with the investigation has been asked to contact the police online or via 101.
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