Casualty

Cyclist died after collapsing during heatwave

Air ambulance and paramedics raced to treat the man in his 70s but he sadly died at the scene shortly after midday on Monday

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National Highways warns of “significant dangers” in racing time trials on major roads following A11 death

Cheryl Tye was killed last Sunday after being hit by a van driver while competing in the East District 50-mile time trial championship

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Cyclist killed after being struck by van driver during time trial

The tragic incident occurred on Sunday morning on the A11 in Norfolk, during CC Breckland’s 50-mile East District championship

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Cyclist punched repeatedly by motorist in road rage incident

Police say the cyclist was pulled from his bike and assaulted on a busy road during rush hour in Northampton

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82-year-old cyclist attacked by “out of control” cow – which passer-by managed to fend off using victim’s bike

The animal, which was protecting its calf, charged at the cyclist after escaping from a field near a Hampshire towpath

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Police officers who saved life of cyclist who ‘died’ after crash receive award

Tayside Police Mountain Rescue Team were returning from training when they found George McClure, who had crashed following an aneurysm

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Cyclist due to compete in Unbound Gravel race killed by driver in collision on eve of event

Police said Gregory Bachman was in Kansas to compete at the event when he was struck and killed in a collision at a junction on Friday

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Cyclist involved in crash with e-bike rider dies in hospital

Vincent Cullinane passed away three weeks after head-on collision in Leeds city centre, say police

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Road rage van driver headbutts cyclist before driving off

The cyclist’s bike was also damaged during the altercation in Bournemouth

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Cyclist critically injured after head-on crash with e-bike rider

Police appeal for witnesses after collision in Leeds city centre yesterday evening

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Inquest hears how cyclist died after head-on crash with bus

Dr Andrew Fowell lost control of his bike on descent in Snowdonia, with bus driver unable to avoid fatal collision

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New Forest cyclist hospitalised after crash with three deer

Iain Gee says he had no time to stop after seeing animals’ eyes lit up ahead of him

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Cyclist impaled by faulty protruding fence blames housing association for horror crash

The 19-year-old was cycling on the footpath near his home when he collided with a garden fence which was falling into the street, tearing a hole through his chest

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Uncontrollable defecation blamed by US driver who swerved into bike lane and killed two cyclists

Julie Ann Budge told police her irritable bowel syndrome caused the fatal collision but has been arrested

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Cyclist, 14, killed in A595 collision

Cumbria Police are investigating the fatal road traffic collision which happened on Friday evening

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Pensioner jailed after fatally striking cyclist with truck, dragging him for 30 metres along the road

80-year-old Adam Fernie failed to brake or take evasive action before colliding with 66-year-old cyclist Iain Anderson in August 2019

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Cyclist drowns after falling into ditch following reported seizure

48-year-old nurse Nicky Morrison died while on bike ride on North Uist

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Experienced cyclist who died in Peak District crash may have hit pothole, coroner rules

Gregory Strachey was part of a group ride descending at 25mph near Edale when he fell, suffering a catastrophic brain injury

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MP urges the government to help make Oxford’s roads safer for cyclists

Lib Dem MP Layla Moran said government money was “desperately needed” to “avoid any more senseless deaths”, after two cyclists were killed in Oxford less than a month apart

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“White lines do not work”: Oxford campaigners call for urgent action after cyclist is killed at notorious junction

A man has been charged with causing death by careless driving after a woman in her 30s died following a collision involving a lorry at The Plain roundabout

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Cyclist killed in collision involving a lorry on London’s Holborn gyratory – the eighth since 2008

London Cycling Campaign announced that a vigil will be held in Holborn on Friday evening

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Driver admits to killing cyclist and hiding body in truck, leaving severed leg at the scene

Police in Fort Smith, Arkansas, arrested the motorist after the victim’s leg was found at the scene of the collision

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Cyclist whose heart stopped for eight minutes saved by passing motorist

Steve Lyth, from Ellesmere Port, says “it is a miracle” he survived after collapsing on his bike

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“I’ve been in the wars”: Jeremy Vine suffers nasty penny-farthing crash

The broadcaster was taken to hospital and left with a black eye after falling from his high wheeler at the weekend

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Spanish mountain biker seriously injured after being accidentally shot by hunters

The 35-year-old cyclist was riding through an area where an authorised hunt was taking place when he was shot

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Simon Cowell suffers broken arm after falling off electric bike in London

The reality TV mogul’s latest incident comes less than 18 months after he broke his back in a similar fall in Malibu

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TV surgeon and cyclist killed after collision with motorist in Essex

Niall Kirkpatrick, one of the world’s leading plastic surgeons, was known for his appearances on Channel 5’s Botched Up Bodies

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“The killers are the imbeciles on them”: BBC under fire for ‘Britain’s Killer Roads?’ Panorama investigation

Reaction to BBC's Panorama investigation blaming dangerous roads, reduced police numbers and inactive speed cameras for road fatalities

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Police patrol canal in bid to uncover new evidence which may explain cyclist’s death

Last night’s patrols follow the release of CCTV footage which shows Paul Morris riding his bike moments before his body was found in the canal

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Cyclist on 1,600-mile South American adventure killed by lightning strike

German Neculman was struck on the second day of his nine-year in the making 2,600km cross-Argentina epic

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