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A cyclist is 'seriously ill' in hospital this Sunday after the bike he was riding crashed with a van in Coventry.
The poor rider seems to have been the active party. But wait:
“We don’t know the cause but he was struck by the van from behind.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-cyclist-seriously-ill-after-8117227
Does it matter? The journalists could argue it's just a mistake, but it happens over and over again.
spindrift
The_Kindness_of_Trees
Why do I need to know who was driving the car that hit 'the cyclist'?
And what's wrong with being referred to as 'the cyclist'?
This thread is a load of semantic fuss and bother, I feel.