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Female cyclist from Leicester killed in collision near John O'Groats, male rider in hospital

Northern Constabulary appeals for witnesses to incident yesterday

A female cyclist was killed yesterday in a road traffic collision on the A99 near at Auckengill, Caithness in Northern Scotland, close to John O'Groats. A male cyclist who was riding with her remains in a serious condition in hospital following the collision involving a motor car, and police are appealing for witnesses.

The cyclist who died in the incident at 11.50am yesterday was named as Elaine Dunne, aged 30, from Leicester. The location where the collision took place is six miles south of John O’Groats.

There has been no confirmation yet of whether the cyclists were undertaking an End to End ride or which direction they were heading in, although given the location it is clearly possible they were riding to or from Land's End.

A spokesman for Northern Constabulary confirmed to road.cc that the cyclists were together, and that police had spoken to the driver of the motor vehicle involved and their enquiries were ongoing. 

Police have said that a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal, and are appealing for witnesses or anyone else with information to contact their local police station or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
 

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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It is very sad and getting all to often for my liking

I saw it on the local news and thought, hmmmm i'm sure i read that on road, so just thought i'd leave a wee update

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Simon_MacMichael | 12 years ago
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Thanks for the update, Gkam84. Very sad story.

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Gkam84 | 12 years ago
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They were on holiday in the area, not on a LEJOG and the male has now been transferred to Glasgow for treatment

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sc129806 | 12 years ago
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Terrible. Cycled that road myself last year  2 Keeping my fingers crossed for the man.

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