A 43-year-old man has become the nineteenth cyclist this year to die on Britain’s roads. The man, who has not been named, collided with an HGV on the A1 near Blyth, in Nottinghamshire, yesterday. A forensic team attended the scene and police asked for witnesses who were in the area around 8.55am.
In 2010, 111 cyclists died and the year before, 104. Cycling fatalities have been increasing since 2008, prompting The Times to start its Cities Fit for Cycling campaign.