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  • Driver arrested after cyclist, 71, killed in Thirsk crash

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 30 06:33:01 2023
    A woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a cyclist was killed in a crash.

    Ian Morris, 71, died after the bike he was riding was involved in a collision with a Ford Focus on the A6055 at the Leeming Lane junction with Stapley Lane in Thirsk on Wednesday afternoon.

    He was described by his family as a "loving husband, dad and grandfather".

    Police said the car driver was arrested at the scene and they asked for anyone with dash cam footage to get in touch.

    In a statement, Mr Morris's family said they were "absolutely devastated" by his death.

    "He was a well-known and loved member of the Bedale area who loved both his golfing and cycling," they added.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-66064701

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Jun 30 16:01:39 2023
    [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
    A woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous
    driving after a cyclist was killed in a crash.

    Ian Morris, 71, died after the bike he was riding was involved in a
    collision with a Ford Focus on the A6055 at the Leeming Lane junction
    with Stapley Lane in Thirsk on Wednesday afternoon.

    Stapley Lane is a muddy single-lane potholed track.

    Be interesting to know who was using which road, as the junction has a
    clear view in both directions along the A6055.

    58.7% of cyclist KSI occur ‘not at a junction or within 20m of a junction’ (data from 2016-2021) so this is an infrequent occurrence.

    ‘Driver or rider failed to look properly’ resulted in 3,624 cyclist KSI
    2016-2021.

    Further details awaited with interest.

    He was described by his family as a "loving husband, dad and grandfather".

    Police said the car driver was arrested at the scene and they asked for anyone with dash cam footage to get in touch.

    In a statement, Mr Morris's family said they were "absolutely devastated" by his death.

    "He was a well-known and loved member of the Bedale area who loved both
    his golfing and cycling," they added.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-66064701




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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 30 10:00:32 2023
    QUOTE: Police said the car driver was arrested at the scene and they asked for anyone with dash cam footage to get in touch. ENDS

    Spanish police would have had them banged up by now.

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