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Police appeal after Norfolk cyclist injured in double hit-and-run

Harry Rivett was hit from behind by one motorist, then another ran him over – neither stopped

Police ​in Norfolk have launched an appeal after a cyclist was hospitalised following a double hit-and-run near North Walsham.

Harry Rivett, aged 21, was on his way home from a night out with friends in North Walsham when the incident happened as he rode home to Sloley, reports northnorfolknews.co.uk.

His mother, Lorraine Rivett, said: "He was hit from behind by one car and his bike went under that car.

"He was hit again by a car coming from the Norwich direction, which ran over his legs. He suffered a deep puncture wound to his leg and his ear was lacerated.

"A taxi driver stopped and managed to get Harry's phone out and call me.

“Harry was going in and out of consciousness but gave him the password for the phone.

"The taxi driver called me and said 'Harry's come off his bike, can you come? We rushed over and the bike was a crumpled mess. The front wheel is still missing.

"That he was hit by two cars is mind-blowing. I went with Harry in the ambulance to hospital."

She added: "His cycle lights were switched on at the time, but he was not wearing a hi-res jacket or helmet. There are no lights on that road.

"He will have an MRI scan at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital but there's no fractures. Somebody must have been looking over him, big time, as it could have been much worse."

Mr Rivett said: "I don't have any recollection of what happened. I was unconscious and I woke up in hospital at about 4 or 5am.

"My leg is in pain. I spent a couple of nights in hospital."

Norfolk Constabulary are trying to trace the drivers of both vehicles, and have also appealed for the taxi driver who attended to the cyclist to come forward.

Anyone with information is requested to contact PC Diaa Fathalla at North Walsham police station on 101 or email Diaa.Fathalla [at] norfolk.pnn.police.uk, quoting incident number 24 of 6 October.

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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Hirsute | 4 years ago
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Unless either driver comes forward, then nothing can happen.
Sad state of affairs, but I guess the defence will he 'sack of potatoes'.

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KINGHORN replied to Hirsute | 4 years ago
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hirsute wrote:

Unless either driver comes forward, then nothing can happen.
Sad state of affairs, but I guess the defence will he 'sack of potatoes'.

Maybe all. Motorists should have registration plates!

My bets are, either drunk, no insurance, no ved, no mot or all of them!

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Russell Orgazoid | 4 years ago
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They will show the appropriate remorse AFTER being confronted with evidence of their conduct.

The troubling thing is that I'm not surprised they left that poor lad for dead.

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brooksby replied to Russell Orgazoid | 4 years ago
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Plasterer's Radio wrote:

The troubling thing is that I'm not surprised they left that poor lad for dead.

Can you elaborate on that comment, please?

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Russell Orgazoid replied to brooksby | 4 years ago
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brooksby wrote:

Plasterer's Radio wrote:

The troubling thing is that I'm not surprised they left that poor lad for dead.

Can you elaborate on that comment, please?

For clarity: I'm not surprised that 2 drivers would leave someone in the road after striking them...assuming they were aware. There a are a lot of uncaring people out there.

Are you surprised people can do this?

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burtthebike | 4 years ago
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Shit, fuck, bolox.  It's getting worse.  Hard to believe, but time was when a driver would stop and enquire of your health after they'd knocked you off; now two of the scum do it and neither give a fuck.

Apologies for the language, but when are we going to get some policing on our roads?

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Nemesis replied to burtthebike | 4 years ago
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  • burtthebike wrote:

Shit, fuck, bolox.  It's getting worse.  Hard to believe, but time was when a driver would stop and enquire of your health after they'd knocked you off; now two of the scum do it and neither give a fuck.

Apologies for the language, but when are we going to get some policing on our roads?

Not for a while, the scum Torres fucked the police budgets, remember? 

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Hirsute replied to Nemesis | 4 years ago
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Nemesis wrote:
burtthebike wrote:

Shit, fuck, bolox.  It's getting worse.  Hard to believe, but time was when a driver would stop and enquire of your health after they'd knocked you off; now two of the scum do it and neither give a fuck.

Apologies for the language, but when are we going to get some policing on our roads?

Not for a while, the scum Torres fucked the police budgets, remember?

But pretty pathetic is going to add 20k new ones which is almost the number the Tories culled.

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Sriracha | 4 years ago
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But was he wearing bib shorts? Because we seem to get details of other bits of apparel - why the incomplete information?

Get well soon. Hope they catch the scum who did this, and apparently failed to stop on the pretext of the clothes he was wearing.

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