Casualty

Missing blue bike may provide clue to how Surrey cyclist died

Derek Abbott was found with head injuries but his bike has not been found

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Lorry driver who caused death of Denbighshire cyclist has driving ban reduced

Five-year ban reduced to 15 months after judge concludes magistrates got sentencing wrong

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1 per cent increase in serious cycling casualties in first quarter of 2015

Figures come as ONS repeats Census data highlighting growth in cycle commuting

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Overloaded bike and poor brakes contributed to cyclist’s death

Sheila Hyslop was carrying 80 phone books when she lost control of her bike

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Cyclist dies after falling from notorious bridge in North Yorkshire Dales

Dibbles Bridge was the scene of one of Britain’s worst-ever road crashes in 1975

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Cyclist who died during RideLondon named as Stephen Green from Reading

Tributes paid to 55-year-old who was taking part in event for second time

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Court hears how truck driver reached for mobile phone immediately before hitting and killing Plymouth cyclist

Witness describes seeing victim being ‘thrown through the air like a rag doll’

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Cyclist dies during yesterday’s Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100

55-year-old collapsed on climb of Leith Hill

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Police appeal after cyclist is killed on the M40 in Oxfordshire

Incident took place in the early hours of July 13

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Cyclist hit by lorry died after five years in hospital

David Gillett suffered traumatic brain injury which left him unable to talk or move

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More than 1,000 cyclists in London injured in hit-and-run collisions in 2014

One in five collisions with cyclists a hit and run - "substantial proportion" of illegal drivers in the capital to blame

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Witness appeal after cyclist found without his bike later dies in hospital

Man was found in a distressed state and with a head injury in Woking

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Witness appeal as cyclist killed in Devon

Fatal collision took plac near Ilfracombe yesterday morning

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Man who drove away from fatal collision with bike caught under car given 20-month jail sentence

Victim was flung 28 metres as a result of the collision

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Tipper truck driver charged over death of Janina Gehlau at Ludgate Circus

Vehicle turned left into Gehlau as she continued straight on in cycle lane

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Cyclist’s death down to ‘moment’s lapse of concentration’ says coroner

Federica Baldassa was on her way home having been celebrating a new job in fashion with a friend

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Cyclist dies in Glasgow hospital following collision with van – police appeal for witnesses

Family and friends have paid tribute to grandfather and accomplished veteran club cyclist

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Driver who killed cyclist had been checking WhatsApp messages leading up to collision

Judge describes the use of mobile phones by drivers as being like an epidemic

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Car breakdown company to drivers: don’t assume if one cyclist does something stupid that they all do

GEM Motoring assist urges drivers to give riders room and not rebuke cyclists whose riding offends them

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Lorry driver involved in fatal collision with Denbighshire cyclist banned for five years

Petition calling for safety improvements at the junction where the incident took place has now attracted over 1,000 signatures

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Three years in jail for taxi driver who caused the death of Olympic cyclist Burry Stander

South African Olympic MTB rider was killed by car on training ride

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Tram tracks present biggest danger to Sheffield cyclists says campaign group

More than 120 accidents have been recorded in six months – a fifth of which have resulted in broken bones

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5 years in jail for driver who was on phone when she killed cyclist

Julie Watson deleted record of call from her phone after hitting Alistair Speed

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Community order, driving ban and fine for driver who caused cyclist’s death

Brian Colling caused the death of Darren Greaves near Wetherby in 2013

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Video: Jeremy Vine – having a camera is safer than wearing a helmet in London

Vine lambasts "farcical lack of safety" at Bank Station where last night's die-in took place, says camera is the way to go

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Freight firm bosses banned after unlicensed, uninsured driver killed cyclist

Firm owners "indirectly" caused Alan Neve's death, says Traffic Commissioner

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Cyclist seriously injured in London Blackfriars lorry collision

Rider hospitalised on day of planned evening protest over recent cyclist deaths

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Father cleared of killing cyclist son by careless driving

Craig Tetsill, 21, was killed riding his bike after his father overtook in a pick up truck in the Scottish Highlands

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Alligator remains cause six cyclist pile up, leaves man fighting for life in Florida

Riders slipped on the mangled remains of a road kill alligator

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DfT admits “ever increasing problem with pedal cyclist casualties” as serious injuries rise 8 per cent

Road casualty statistics for 2014 highlight alarming trend - but may partly be explained by more people riding

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