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Broken bike (CC licensed image by garryknight, www.flickr.com)Cyclist killed in Cheshire crash involving two BMWs
A cyclist from North Wales has been killed in a crash involving two BMW cars in Cheshire yesterday.
Cheshire Police say that officers were called to the fatal collision at around 3.45pm on Thursday 25 August.
It happened at the junction of Brown Heath Road, Rake Lane and Plough Lane near the village of Christleton, which lies just to the east of Chester.
The cyclist, a man from Flintshire across the border in north Wales, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
The two motor vehicles involved were a grey BMW X6 SUV and a blue BMW 3 series 330D car.
Police are urging anyone who witnessed the fatal crash, or who may have dashcam footage, to contact them quoting IML 1351081 by calling 101 or report it online.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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How awful. I know that junction well - I cycle through it often.
It seems to be an accident blackspot as I came across a collision there between two cars not so long ago.
So sorry for the family and friends of the rider for their loss.
I came across this last night riding home from a TT. Without knowing any details the road surface at that junction is terrible. Certainly nearly came a cropper there a couple of times myself. Whether that played a part or not, it really needs to be repaired. RIP
"Cyclist killed in Cheshire crash involving two BMWs"
Come on RoadCC poor journalism. It should read "Cyclist killed in Cheshire crash involving DRIVERS of two BMWs and a bicycle" The cars (or the bicycle for that matter) didn't do it on their own.
At this point, they may not know whether any drivers were involved; available information may only be that two BMW vehicles were involved in the incident. The cyclist may have collided with two stationary vehicles for example. The Road.cc team seem to be pretty good at updating stories when more information becomes available and by using 'involved' makes no suggestion that the vehicles caused a collision (rather than their drivers). So maybe cut them some slack?