A man dressed as Bigfoot to scare motorists has been hit and killed by two cars.

A man aiming to start hoax rumours of a Bigfoot sighting in the US was run over and killed as he stood in the road trying to startle drivers.

Dell has said that its net profit in its first quarter rose 35% to $598m or 23 cents per share, from a year earlier when it was $457m, or 17 cents a share.