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Euromillions winner dies in suspected hit-and-run
Key takeaways
- Anthony Canty, 39, gave the officer CPR when he collapsed on a bus from Witham, Essex, in April 2020, and netted the huge lottery prize shortly after.
- However, the Good Samaritan, from Maldon, was knocked off his bicycle in Tiptree on 21 May and died in hospital four days later.
- Essex Police said the driver of a Ford KA, 18, was arrested in connection with the collision and later released under investigation.
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Lewis Adams Essex PA Media Anthony Canty won the Euromillions lottery jackpot days after saving the life of a police officer A Euromillions winner who saved the life of a policeman just days before scooping the £1m jackpot has died in a suspected hit-and-run.
Anthony Canty, 39, gave the officer CPR when he collapsed on a bus from Witham, Essex, in April 2020, and netted the huge lottery prize shortly after.
However, the Good Samaritan, from Maldon, was knocked off his bicycle in Tiptree on 21 May and died in hospital four days later.
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