Collision

Safety concerns after cyclist collision at notorious roundabout, as cycling campaigner remains in hospital after separate incident

Chairwoman of the Cyclox campaign group Dr Alison Hill is being treated for a serious leg injury following last week's incident involving a coach being driven in the city centre

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Cyclist shares shocking footage of driver ramming him off bike after close pass complaint, slams suspended sentence “an absolute waste of time”

"Attacks on cyclists are becoming much more common... I believe it's time to give cyclists more protection under the law"

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Cycling charity urges food delivery companies to check couriers are using legal e-bikes after cyclist left “terrified” by cycle lane collision

A cyclist injured in a collision with a rider travelling the wrong way along a two-lane cycle path said he regularly sees couriers "come down the cycle lane at full chap", the police admitting that some are "absolutely" not using legal bikes

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Truck driver jailed for two years was above cannabis limit when he killed cyclist

Nurse James Harrison was cycling to a shift on an intensive care unit during the Covid pandemic when he was hit and killed

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Councillor under fire as another cyclist hit on route where two were killed after cycle lane ripped out

Cllr Andy Morgan questioned whether the infrastructure could have protected anyone from a collision and said it was "overwhelming rejected" by local residents in an act of "democracy"

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Disturbing footage allegedly shows teenager kill cyclist in shocking hit-and-run

An 18-year-old has been charged with murder in relation to the incident which saw retired police chief 64 year-old Andreas Probst killed in Las Vegas last month

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HGV driver assisting police with enquiries as 13-year-old boy cycling to school tragically killed in collision

The teenager suffered multiple injuries and was confirmed dead at the scene

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Driver who avoided jail for collision which seriously injured cyclist denied responsibility before saying she has no memory of incident

The judge concluded the case was a "mystery" and sentenced Angela Cass — who fled the scene only to return, telling onlookers "it wasn't me", and who now believes she suffered a blackout — to a six-month suspended sentence

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Shocking video shows multiple cyclists getting hit by “unaware” drivers on a contraflow cycle lane

"How did this junction remain unchanged?", asked cyclists as footage makes campaigners renew calls to ban cars in Brighton city centre

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Turning right “most dangerous manoeuvre” for cyclists, resulting in over 10,000 collisions in ten years, new study finds

Moving off and going ahead on a right-hand bend were the next most dangerous manoeuvres for cyclists on the list, accounting for a combined 9,500 collisions between 2012 and 2021

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CCTV footage shows horrific crash as cyclist sent flying by driver overtaking at traffic lights

A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by driving without due care, and driving with excess drugs

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Police investigate as cyclist and pedestrian killed in separate crashes, man arrested

West Midlands Police say a third pedestrian was also injured, the driver of the vehicle eventually crashing into a house nearby

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Father of 16-year-old cyclist demands hit-and-run driver who left his son “for dead” be brought to justice

The teenage cyclist suffered serious head injuries and is now struggling with memory loss and a speech impediment

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“Increasingly at risk of fatal injuries”: Danger to cyclists posed by larger, heavier cars laid bare by new research

The study found that for a cyclist hit by a pick-up vehicle, the risk of serious injury increases by 90 per cent; the risk of fatal injuries by almost 200 per cent

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Campervan driver faces $500 fine for ploughing into group of cyclists, injuring seven, in “terrifying” collision

“After seeing the video, it just seemed like less of an accident,” said one of the cyclists struck by the motorist, as local councillors called for greater protection on popular cycling route

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Locals demand safety action after two cyclists killed in collision on “treacherous” road

A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving

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Shocking footage shows fire engine driver responding to emergency call hitting cyclist

Rider sustained “non-life threatening” head injury in incident on Brixton on Wednesday, according to police

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U23 Paris-Roubaix winner Tijl De Decker dies after “crashing into car” during training ride

Lotto Dstny, the team the 22-year-old was set to turn professional with in 2024, confirmed the sad news following Wednesday’s crash

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Glasgow e-bike rider crashes into Italian pros on cycle path, falling into river and ruling Simone Consonni out of world championships

Olympic team pursuit champion Consonni broke his collarbone and wrist in the head-on collision, which also brought down teammate Francesco Lamon

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Delivery driver who smoked “six joints of marijuana” before hitting cyclist avoids prison sentence

The driver had been out partying and had only three hours of sleep before colliding with the cyclist, who was left with a “cracked” kidney and needing plastic surgery to her head

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Promising teenage cyclist killed after being hit by driver just days before World Championships

Latest details as police in Colorado have now confirmed the 17-year-old, due to travel to Scotland ahead of competing in a junior mountain bike event next week, was hit from behind while cycling on the hard shoulder of a highway

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Motorist called “disrespectful” by coroner for refusing to answer questions after causing cyclist’s death

The driver was released after being arrested on suspicion of death by careless driving, and answered “no comment” to every single question asked by the coroner

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Cyclist charged over pedestrian’s death in riverside footpath collision

Thames Valley Police confirmed the man was charged with causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving in relation to the death of an 81-year-old pedestrian last year

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Shocking video shows driver in Canada running over and dragging cyclist

“This is the road violence that cyclists deal with every single day in cities like Toronto,” says local lawyer and cycling advocate

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Drivers at fault in almost three-quarters of all collisions between cyclists and motorists, new data shows

The figures, collated by Cycling Scotland, also show that cyclists “wearing dark clothing at night” were at fault for only 19 collisions between 2015 and 2021

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Surgeons reattach boy’s head after he was “internally decapitated” by motorist while cycling

Doctors in Israel say 12-year-old Suleiman Hassan’s head had “almost completely detached from the base of his neck” in the collision

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Screaming and swearing taxi driver cuts off and hits cyclist before speeding away

The cyclist got swore at for not using the “less than a metre wide” cycle marking and said that it’s “pointless to report to Scotland Police”

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Learner driver who was speeding and on a phone call jailed for 14 months for killing milkman cycling to work

The driver, who was doing up to 58mph on a 40mph road and was making a phone call when he hit the 63-year-old cyclist from behind, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison

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British motorist with “no driving licence” arrested following head-on, hit-and-run collision which killed cyclist in Ibiza

The 35-year-old Scot handed himself into the authorities last night, a day after 49-year-old Bernat Ribas was killed

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Kristen Faulkner’s Tour de France Femmes in doubt after being hit by motorist during training

The American Jayco AlUla rider suffered a small fracture in her knee in the collision in California

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