Police said a Land Rover Freelander skidded on ice on the A6108 at Bellerby, North Yorkshire, and came off the road, hitting the 57-year-old man.

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Warwickshire Police said that Charles was driving a blue Ford Fiesta when the collision with a grey Land Rover Freelander took place at the junction with Welford Road on 22 December at 19:00 GMT.

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"This car will be our best-selling model, " he says in an interview with BBC News, predicting that it will outsell Land Rover's Freelander, Discovery and Defender models, as well as the full-size Range Rover and Range Rover Sport.

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For Land Rover, the product range includes the Freelander 2, Discovery 4, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Sport and the all-new Range Rover.

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