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Two cyclists killed in Berkshire, vehicle involved connected to incident police were attending
Two cyclists were killed last night when they were struck by a car that was involved in a police incident in Berkshire.
Thames Valley Police had been called to a "fear-of-welfare" incident at around 9pm in Purley on Thames last night when they saw a black BMW convertible that was related to the call.
The vehicle hit the bike riders, both of whom died at the scene.
Police subsequently arrested the driver of the vehicle, who had been injured in the incident and taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.
It is not clear whether police were in pursuit of the BMW, but Thames Valley Police says it has referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
According to a spokesman for the force, specialist officers were providing support to the victims' next of kin.
Purley Rise, the road in the flood-affected village where the incident took place, was closed overnight while police carried out their investigation of the scene.
Police have asked anyone who saw the incident, or noticed the BMW beforehand, to contact them on 101.
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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