Stroud crash: Man released over pedestrian death

Image source, Stroud News and Journal

Image caption, The victim, from Stroud, died at the scene in Stratford Road on Wednesday

A man arrested on suspicion of drug driving after a pedestrian was killed in a crash has been released under investigation.

The 73-year-old man was hit by a car on Stratford Road, Stroud just after 17:35 GMT on Wednesday and died at the scene.

A 46-year-old man was arrested by Gloucestershire Police on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and possession of class A drugs.

The road was closed for several hours while an investigation was carried out.