Cyclist killed in Melton Mowbray - witnesses sought

[glasgowcyclist]

From the BBC:

A cyclist has died in a collision with a motorbike rider near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.

Stuart Lesley Payne, 66, who came from Melton Mowbray, was in collision with the rider of a Kawasaki in Dalby Road near Sandy Lane, on Sunday [20 July].

The rider suffered serious injuries but is stable. A second motorcyclist suffered minor injuries.

Detectives said all three men were travelling in the same direction and have appealed for witnesses.​

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[Geoff Crowther]

From the BBC:

A cyclist has died in a collision with a motorbike rider near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.

Stuart Lesley Payne, 66, who came from Melton Mowbray, was in collision with the rider of a Kawasaki in Dalby Road near Sandy Lane, on Sunday [20 July].

The rider suffered serious injuries but is stable. A second motorcyclist suffered minor injuries.

Detectives said all three men were travelling in the same direction and have appealed for witnes​

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Very sad.

 

[numbnuts]

We seem to be loosing a few cyclists lately
Condolences to family and friends RIP

 

[briantrumpet]

We seem to be loosing a few cyclists lately
Condolences to family and friends RIP

The power of sites like this is that we hear about most of them. On long term averages two cyclists will be killed in the UK per week - each one, of course, a tragedy - but that compares with about 30 motorists killed per week. I'm not sure if it's reassuring that these are some of the lowest rates in the world.

 

[Crankarm]

The power of sites like this is that we hear about most of them. On long term averages two cyclists will be killed in the UK per week - each one, of course, a tragedy - but that compares with about 30 motorists killed per week. I'm not sure if it's reassuring that these are some of the lowest rates in the world.

It's little comfort for those they leave behind. Very very few cycling deaths are self inflicted. Pretty much all have occurred where a cyclist has been crashed into or run down by some sort of vehicle which paints a slightly different picture. Btw it's a little more than 2 cyclists killed every week. And how about the thousands injured who don't seem to get a mention? You might not be dead but you could spend the rest of your life in a wheel chair or drinking through a straw.