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Soul II Soul singer dead
LONDON (Reuters) - A former singer of the chart-topping 1980's band Soul II Soul has died after being hit by several cars as she ran across a busy road.
Doreen Waddell, 36, was struck by three vehicles as she crossed the A27 bypass in Shoreham, West Sussex, police told Reuters on Monday.
They said the road was closed for five hours after the accident on Friday and some drivers had to be treated for shock.
The fatal accident happened behind a Tesco supermarket in Shoreham that had just been robbed. Two men and a woman were spotted by staff fleeing towards the road.
"They ran out onto an access road and then up an embankment which crosses a bypass where the woman was hit by a van," a spokeswoman for Tesco said. "Obviously it's a very sad and tragic event."
Waddle, who was known as Do'Reen when she sang with the band, was the lead vocalist on two Soul II Soul tracks, "Feel Free" and "Happiness".
The group, which is still recording and promoting other soul artists today, had five top 10 hits between 1989 and 1992 including the number one smash Back to Life.
A spokeswoman at Soul II Soul described her as a "really nice down-to-earth girl", adding: "although it was a while ago we worked together it was sad news to hear of her death."
