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Man dies after being run over on Dubbo highway A YOUNG man run over by a B-double truck after reportedly lying in the middle of the Newell Highway on Sunday morning has been identified as a 23-year-old from Dubbo. Orana Local Area Command acting Inspector Paul Stephens said police identified the victim using his fingerprints. Inspector Stephens said the man's name would be released after police had notified more family members. The 46-year-old Queensland driver of the truck was taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing and has since been released. Police were awaiting the results of the tests. The victim was said to have been lying in the middle of the Newell Highway's southbound lane. Emergency services were called at 2am to the scene, where the man died. Police said investigations into the incident were ongoing.

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