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KATIE Price's beloved dog Sparkle has died after escaping from her home and running onto a busy road, The Sun Online can reveal.

The 41-year-old reality star's Alsatian was hit by a car in a heartbreaking accident on the A24, which runs nearby.

 Katie Price with her dog Sparkle, who was sadly run over on the A24
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Katie Price with her dog Sparkle, who was sadly run over on the A24Credit: Instagram

Sparkle is the half-sister of Pricey's other dog Bear - both of whom have escaped from her West Sussex house a number of times.

In May of last year Bear ended up on the busy London-to-Worthing dual carriageway that runs by Katie's mucky mansion and was saved by a passing police officer.

Sparkle was luckier that time, managing to make it back to the star's house on her own.

A source told The Sun Online last year: "Katie really needs to shore up her garden as it's only a matter of time before something bad happens if the dogs keep escaping.

 Sparkle checking out Katie's cat at the West Sussex mansion last year
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Sparkle checking out Katie's cat at the West Sussex mansion last yearCredit: Instagram
 The star's dogs Bear and Sparkle have both escaped in the past
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The star's dogs Bear and Sparkle have both escaped in the pastCredit: Instagram
 Pricey's pets have ended up on the four-lane A24 in the past
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Pricey's pets have ended up on the four-lane A24 in the past

"Luckily motorists spotted the dogs and drove carefully while they were loose and a policeman was on hand to help out."

In February last year Bear ran onto the same busy dual carriageway - a year after her previous dog was killed by a car.

The fearless pooch hopped a fence near the star’s £2million nine-bedroom Sussex mansion and ran out among speeding traffic - but luckily a passer-by stopped and took Bear to a vet.

The A24 is the same stretch of road where one of Katie’s horses died after escaping from a field in 2017.

 Katie with her Alsatian Sparkle when she was a puppy
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Katie with her Alsatian Sparkle when she was a puppyCredit: Instagram
 Katie paid tribute to her dog Queenie in an Instagram post
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Katie paid tribute to her dog Queenie in an Instagram post
 She posted a shot of mangled wreckage after one of her horses was killed on the road
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She posted a shot of mangled wreckage after one of her horses was killed on the roadCredit: Instagram

It comes after The Sun revealed Katie’s dog Queenie was allegedly mowed down and killed by a delivery driver dropping off pizza to a neighbour in 2018.

The former glamour model said she was devastated over the death and accused the driver of a hit-and-run.

The telly star’s husband Kieran Hayler, 30, rang the pizza chain to complain and accuse their worker of being responsible.

However, the driver denied hitting the animal.

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