Casualty

Motorist arrested after two cyclists killed in suspected hit-and-run

A 37-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a car was found abandoned a mile from the scene of the fatal collision

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Mountain biker whose partner was hit and killed at race calls for more protection for spectators

British Cycling confirmed to the inquest that no spectators have been injured at downhill events since Judith Garrett's death in 2014

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Lorry driver admits causing cyclist’s death by passing him too closely

Cyclist Martin Poland died after losing control of his bike following the “perilous manoeuvre”, which saw the lorry driver pass “within 20 inches” of his handlebars

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Wife of “much loved” cyclist who died after wheel got stuck in nine-inch pothole says government must do more to repair “woefully inadequate” roads

84-year-old Harry Colledge, a lifelong member of Cleveleys Road Club, was thrown from his bike in the crash and later died in hospital

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Cyclist in his 80s died after wheel got stuck in cracked road

Police in Lancashire confirmed the man "suffered serious injuries" and died later in hospital after "the front wheel of the bike became lodged in a crack in the road surface, throwing him off"

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Former decathlete Ben Gregory making “miraculous recovery” from bike crash that left him in coma

Medics initially believed 31 year old would not survive injuries sustained in August when driver knocked him from his bike

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Davide Rebellin killed in reported hit-and-run collision involving lorry driver

The 51-year-old brought the curtain down on his 30-year professional career at last month’s Veneto Classic

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Tesla denies malfunction caused crash that killed cyclist

Tesla Inc. says it will assist the police investigation into the collision that killed a cyclist and motorcyclist in China

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German Chancellor condemns climate protesters who “stopped” emergency services reaching injured cyclist

A female cyclist suffered “life-threatening injuries” in a collision involving the driver of a cement lorry in Berlin on Monday

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Fuel tanker driver receives six-month suspended sentence for causing death of cyclist by careless driving

Richard Hardcastle admitted killing 22-year-old physiotherapist Anna Garratt-Quinton as he attempted a left turn at a roundabout in Cambridge

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11-year-old boy killed in “devastating” collision with bus driver while cycling

Mason French was riding his bike on Lizard Lane in Whitburn, South Tyneside, at the time of the tragic crash

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Bike lane where two cyclists have been killed in recent months does not comply with minimum safety standards, council warned last year

Councillor Andy Morgan, who supported the removal of cycle lane wands on the Chorley New Road, says “the majority of people wanted them removed”

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Cyclist killed by hit-and-run driver on road where cycle lane wands were controversially ripped out

The man in his 30s is the second cyclist to die in a collision on Chorley New Road since the segregation was removed last year

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Cyclist smashes teeth in pothole crash, demands council action on dangerous roads

"The next thing I knew I was on the road spitting my teeth out and wondering where the blood was coming from"

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Dangerous pothole that caused fatal cycling crash was reported multiple times without action

The pothole was reported to Surrey County Council four times in the month before Charles Stringer was thrown from his bike, suffering a catastrophic chest injury

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Van driver who killed cyclist was distracted by Instagram and Facebook, court hears

Simon Draper says it was his 13-month-old son who was using the phone when he hit and killed off-duty police sergeant Lynwen Thomas on the A40 last February

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Number of cyclists killed on Britain’s roads falls 21% in 2021

In total, 111 cyclists were killed on Britain's roads last year, down from 141 in 2020, although there was a slight increase in reported serious injuries and total casualties

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Five-year-old boy killed after van driver knocks him off bike

School principal pays tribute to Ollie Simmons-Watt, calling him “a beautiful, happy, loving and charming little boy”

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Popular club cyclist hit and killed during time trial, van driver arrested

The driver of a Ford Transit van has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by driving without due care while unfit through drugs

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“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Cyclists hospitalised by loose gravel crash seek compensation from council

Three Tamworth Cycling Club riders were left badly injured, one in critical care, and with an estimated £10,000 worth of damage after the crash on a road the council admits was scheduled for repairs

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British man stuck in French hospital after serious cycling holiday crash

Anthony Morris suffered a heart attack and brain haemorrhage while riding in Brittany

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Cyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in crash after wheel got “stuck in tramlines”

The rider's partner said she is "heartbroken" following the incident in Sheffield

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Female cyclist dies following collision with Mercedes driver

The tragic death comes just two days after another serious collision in Greater Manchester which has left a cyclist fighting for their life

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CEO of former Giro d’Italia sponsor Balocco killed by lightning while mountain biking in Italy

Alberto Balocco, president and CEO of the Balocco confectionery company which sponsored the maglia rosa from 2013 to 2015, and a friend both died when struck yesterday while cycling in Piedmont

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Team GB decathlete fighting for his life after serious crash while riding bike

Ben Gregory, who has competed in three Commonwealth Games for Wales, is in a coma after suffering brain haemorrhages and a fractured skull and neck

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Boy impaled on bike handlebars told to wait two hours for an ambulance

Doctors later said it was a “miracle” that the 11-year-old survived, while his mother blamed the government for “all the cuts they have been making”

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Cyclist sustains serious injuries after council fails to remove fallen tree from bike path

Lincoln council officer admits that “In hindsight” the tree “should have been removed as soon as possible”

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Dual carriageway time trials suspended after cyclist killed on A11

The East District branch of Cycling Time Trials has cancelled or moved a number of races in the wake of Cheryl Tye’s death in June

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Two arrested after cyclist killed in suspected hit-and-run

The incident happened in Sunderland in the early hours of Sunday morning and saw a man in his 40s die at the scene

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New York cyclist dies – Woody Allen blamed for the lack of cycle lane

The film director objected to a cycle lane on the street where the incident happened

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