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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

Thu, Jun 29, 2023 15:38

Hit-and-run driver ran red light “at speed” and hit 10-year-old cyclist, avoids jail

Police later discovered Farhan Musaji's abandoned car without registration plates, the pharmacist spared jail and ordered to pay £900 compensation and a £400 fine

Tue, Jun 06, 2023 09:36

Calls for urgent action to “turn the tide on aggressive driving in Birmingham” after two cyclists killed in hit-and-runs

"We cannot accept this as normal": Adam Tranter, the West Midlands' walking and cycling commissioner, said in a letter to police and local authority colleagues.

Sat, Jun 03, 2023 07:35

Cyclists in Richmond Park with London skyline (copyright Simon MacMichael)

“If we want to promote cycling, we have got to be responsible”: Cyclist calls for hit-and-run “MAMIL” to be “named and shamed” following head-on collision which left him unconscious

“It is particularly disappointing that he fled because we cyclists are a sociable tribe,” Adam Kelliher said following the incident in Richmond Park

Thu, Jun 01, 2023 15:11

Councillor cycling to road safety meeting left bloodied and bruised after being struck by alleged hit-and-run driver in bike lane

“You don’t expect it as a cyclist when you are on a safe cycle path for someone to come into the side of you”

Mon, Apr 24, 2023 11:52

Motorist escapes punishment after alleged hit-and-run

Driver escapes punishment for alleged hit-and-run on cyclist, as victim blasts police inaction and “barriers to justice”

The cyclist says he contacted Police Scotland 30 times after the incident and only received two responses – with the lead officer taking over six months to open the email containing the crash footage

Mon, Feb 27, 2023 16:13

Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)

Cyclist seriously injured by hit-and-run driver in “senseless act of violence”

The motorist, driving a car with cloned number plates, abandoned the vehicle following the collision, described by police as attempted murder

Sat, Feb 04, 2023 17:58

Shared-use path cyclist injured by hit-and-run driver who smashed into bus stop

Staffordshire Police confirmed the cyclist was "riding in the cycle lane when a car [driver] drove into the bus stop and collided with a large metal frame"

Wed, Feb 01, 2023 13:09

Christina Mackenzie (Roads Records Association)

“It was really quite daunting”: Christina Mackenzie back on her bike after “horrific” hit-and-run recovery

Despite a police appeal the driver who broke the women's Land's End to John O'Groats record holder's pelvis in four places has never been caught

Tue, Jan 31, 2023 16:14

Two young cyclists injured in separate hit-and-run incidents

The collisions come in the same week a 16-year-old cyclist and his father were killed in a suspected hit-and-run in South Yorkshire

Wed, Jan 25, 2023 18:49