By Ted Thornhill PUBLISHED: 09:33 EST, 7 October 2013 | UPDATED: 11:46 EST, 7 October 2013 An elderly British couple have been knocked down and killed in America whilst trying to cross a five lane freeway in America to reach a roadside diner. Edward McElroy, 76, and his 70-year old wife Brenda were thought to have been walking hand-in-hand when they were hit by a pick-up truck - just 24 hours after they arrived in the US for a last-minute 'fly drive' holiday. A nurse attempted to give first aid to the couple, but both were pronounced dead at the scene having been killed instantly.
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Edward McElroy, 76, and his wife, Brenda, were killed in West Virginia
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They were struck by a truck and both died at the scene in Barboursville
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They had gone to America for a last-minute fly-drive holiday
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