A man has died after being struck by a car in Grangemouth.
Police said the man was walking on the town's Newlands Road when he was hit by a Ford Fiesta just after 11pm on Monday.
Emergency services attended; however, the male pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Enquiries are ongoing to identify him.
The 35-year-old driver of the car was taken to hospital as a precaution and arrested in connection with the incident.
The road was closed to allow police enquiries to be carried out and reopened at around 6am on Tuesday.
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Sergeant Michael Shillington said: "Our enquiries are ongoing to identify the man who died and to establish the full circumstances of this crash, and I am appealing for anyone who witnessed it to contact us.
"We are looking to trace the driver of a vehicle that initially stopped at the scene but left before police arrived.
"I would also ask anyone who was in the area and may have dash-cam or private CCTV footage that could assist to contact us."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference 3764 of 17 August 2026.
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