A cyclist in his 50s died following a collision with a car in Ormskirk, Lancashire. A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through alcohol/drugs. Police are appealing for witnesses and footage of the incident, particularly in relation to a Kia Sportage seen in the area at the time.
The cyclist, a man in his 50s, suffered multiple serious injuries in the crash in Ormskirk, Lancashire, on Thursday, and died in hospital. Lancashire Police said a 29-year-old man from Burscough has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through alcohol/drugs.Emergency services were called to Dicks Lane at 6.46pm after reports a cyclist travelling towards Wigan Road on a Cross XC Range bicycle had been hit by an unknown vehicle.
Read more: City centre bike ban proposed to stop ‘anti-social’ cyclists - in move to protect pedestriansRead more: Father-of-two dies cycling to work after two fighting cats get caught in his wheelsOfficers are appealing for witnesses and footage of the collision.They say they are particularly keen to hear from anyone who saw or captured a Kia Sportage car being driven in the area between 6.30pm and 7pm.
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