British jogger run over and killed in front of husband while on holiday in France | News World

Beune in Western France is home to famous annual wine auctions (Pictures: Google Maps)

A driver has been arrested after a British woman was killed as she went on a morning run together with her husband through French wine country.

The 35-year-old was struck by a automotive as she ran through the eastern French town of Beaune on Tuesday.

She was jogging together with her husband along the Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, just past the Carrefour supermarket when she was knocked down, French outlet Bien Public reports.

Paramedics rushed to the scene and located her in cardiac arrest.

Tragically, she couldn’t be resuscitated and died on the scene at just after 9am.

Her husband was not injured but was given a health check by firefighters.

A neighborhood 45-year-old man, believed to be the driving force, has been arrested and stays in custody as police investigate the fatal collision.

Beaune, generally known as the capital of Burgundy wines, attracts around 400,000 holidaymakers every year.

The walled medieval town is renowned for its annual charity wine auction on behalf of the local hospice.

The death got here days after an elderly woman was stung 25 times by a swarm of bees as locals and tourists panicked in southern France.

Three individuals are critical after the attack outside the Hôtel de Bordeaux in Aurillac, southern France on Sunday morning.

Local media reported that a central hotel had recently installed a beehive on its roof.

The swarm descended onto the streets after Asian hornets – the bee’s natural predator – attacked their rooftop apiary, in response to FranceBleau.

The three people fighting for all times are believed to have suffered allergic reactions to the bee stings.

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