Police appeal after cyclist killed in Bedfordshire

It was pitch black and raining hard just after 6am yesterday. My wife and I were on the road by car heading towards Heathrow for an early flight from Bedford - we were on the A421 Westbound, between Cardington and the A6 turnoff. We must've only missed what happened by a couple of minutes - the Police were in attendance already but there were only about 3 cars in front of us stopped by the road closure.

For sure it is a horrible piece of road at the best of times, there is no way I'd cycle on it in broad daylight. So far the details of what happened are unknown but thoughts are with the family of the deceased.

It wouldvery much depend on what end of that stretch you are referring. At Elstow and Cardington end there are housing estates to largely avoid but that may also involve using the equally useless A428. There's also plenty of businesses on the A421 that may have been an arrival to or departure from.

If it was Renhold/ Gt Barford there aren't many roads around it.

I think a more worthy question is why the police require witnesses, is this another leaving the scene or just to co-oberate? "Shouldn't be on the road" is never a reason for a cyclists death!

RIP

That is a fast and dangerous road. I drive it often but would never cycle along it. Yesterday the conditions were attrocious which just made it even more dangerous. There are alternative safer routes for cyclists so i cannot really understand why someone would take the risk & ride on this road.

RIP.