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A cyclist was killed in a crash in which a van driver failed to stop before a number of other vehicles were also damaged.
The cyclist died at the scene on Crookes Valley Road, Sheffield, at about 21:25 BST on Monday. The van, which then hit other vehicles in the nearby Providence Road area, was found later in Stannington.
South Yorkshire Police said a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He was also arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs and causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs.
The cyclist, a man believed to be in his 20s, has not been formally identified.
agreed,
will withdraw the insensitive comments (comments #2,3,4,5),
it would be better and more sensitive to the relatives of the fallen to suggest that the 20-yr-old has contributed (ultimately via his life) to a cycling culture developing in Sheffield (as does each and everybody who chooses to ride a bicycle as a transport mode);
to develop a cycling culture, it might help for there to be bicycle-themed venues that help-along the transition from people getting in their cars, to them saddling up;
RIP Rider.
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resolved via editing the inappropriately insensitive comments;
was posting without consideration of the possible negative impact on relatives of the man in his 20s, apologies, x
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@howradmichello That facebook link just seems to contain pictures of trainlines running down the middle of a road. I'm not sure why you would think that they would have prevented someone from being killed by a driver who appears to have been under the influence of drink and/or drugs but that is pretty insensitive and very speculative. It's not appropriate discussion for this part of the forum.