Cyclist dies after being run over by truck in Montpellier Walk, Cheltenham
A CYCLIST has died after being hit by a truck in Cheltenham town centre on Friday afternoon.
The cyclist, a 56-year-old man from Cheltenham, was run over by the tipper truck at the roundabout junction of Lansdown Road and Montpellier Walk at around 4pm.
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Gloucestershire Constabulary
He died at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol yesterday afternoon.
He was said to have suffered leg, hip and pelvic injuries in the collision.
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The driver of the truck was uninjured.
Police closed the road until 7.20pm on Friday while officers worked at the scene.
Anyone who witnessed the collision and hasn't yet spoken to police is asked to contact Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting incident number 263 of November 1.
Comments
by zalapompadoo
Monday, November 05 2012, 6:19PM
“how terrible”
by DG9999
Monday, November 05 2012, 1:33PM
“Police notices near the scene today ask for witnesses to contact via tel number 101”
by Matt1006
Monday, November 05 2012, 10:57AM
“Condolences to the cyclist's family and friends. Another life lost on our local roads.
No doubt in time the sequence of events which lead to the vehicles coming into collision on the roundabout will be established by the accident investigators.”