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Broken bike (CC licensed image by garryknight, www.flickr.com)Cyclist dies after being hit by second driver while exchanging details with first to collide with him
A man who was exchanging insurance details with a driver after a collision was hit by a second driver - and later died in hospital from his injuries.
Stan Coates, 55, was riding near his home in Sunderland on Friday afternoon when he was involved in a collison with a car driven by a 24-year-old, who suffered minor injuries.
While Mr Coates was exchanging details with the first driver, he was hit by another. Both cars were Vauxhall Corsas.
According to the BBC, officers questioned the drivers, but no arrests were made.
Mr Coates was taken by Great North Air Ambulance to hospital in Middlesborough, but died later on.
Meanwhile, two men who claimed to know Mr Coates picked up his bike from the roadside - but have since gone missing with the bicycle.
The two men, in a grey Transit van, "looked as if they had just finished work", according to police, who are seeking witnesses.
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The bike has been returned (http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/crime/latest-news-killed-cyclist-s-bi...). I notice the report says no arrests have been made yet
The police still have the option of arrest and charge at a later date, let's hope that that's what's happening as the accident occurred on a a stretch of road that's straight section of road and a stationary car should have been clearly visible. How the original incident happened is a mystery, possibly a "sun in the eyes" defence as the sky was largely clear around the time of the incident
The incident happened along this section of the road http://goo.gl/maps/pUkBN, by the markings on the road it was near the sign for Burdon further up the hill
As far as the Police and the courts are concerned it's been open season on cyclists for years
Did someone in the government declare 'open season' on cyclists and just not tell us?
This beggars belief!
There is something very very wrong with some people in this country. I do hope this incident is not swept under the carpet as so many seem to be. These people need to be found, named and shamed.
charge the chavs..
find the guys in the van and put a bullet in their brains!! Bloody disgusting!
the accident itself..as sad as it is, was an accident...the theft was intentional. What sort of person does that!
Could you guys stick your journo hats on and get more details on this please because like Ratherbeintobago I can't believe there isn't at the very least a charge of undue care and attention.
It'll be in the Daily Hate tomorrow and the drivers will be exonerated as the cyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the fatal impact and had not paid road tax.
My sympathies are with the family of the victim.
Only a wee while behind my forum post
This story is doing the rounds now and I still have no idea exactly what has happened. Judging by the reports of the incident, no journalist has the full account of events, either.
Rob
Hang on - "A man who was exchanging insurance details with a driver after a collision was hit by a second driver - and later died in hospital from his injuries." and no arrests were made? The second driver has to be facing charges of driving without due care and attention at the very least, or have the law completely given up on traffic policing?