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That's just so so very awful.
Living in Adelaide, I saw the first few riders come through during the first event, and I vividly remember leaving Treadly bike shop and saying to a rider (I think it was Rupert Guiness) "be safe out there", then coming home to find out about Mike Hall's passing. Still gives me that sick feeling in my stomach thinking about it.
Thoughts are with both riders and their families and loved ones.
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Jesus christ, not again.
RIP unnamed rider.
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Doug sent me screenshots from FB talking about it. Sad news. I hope the other rider can recover but it sounds quite serious. Twice in the same day?!
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Another rider killed.
Hit and run, apparently. Another rider seriously injured in a separate incident:
https://7news.com.au/news/wa-police-search-for-vehicle-that-hit-and-killed-cyclist-on-eyre-highway-c-14032089
A cyclist has died and another been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being struck by vehicles in separate crashes on Western Australia's remote Eyre Highway.
A WA Police spokesperson said the first crash occurred near Madura, about 190km west of the WA-SA border, between 5:30-6:00am on Thursday.
The 62-year-old rider died at the scene.
Police are trying to confirm details of the other vehicle involved, which was also travelling east.
The second cyclist was hit near Fraser Range, 100km east of Norseman, just after 8am.
The male cyclist, aged in his 50s, was taken to Norseman Hospital by St John Ambulance, and has since been flown to Royal Perth Hospital due to the severity of his injuries.
He remained in a stable condition as of Thursday evening.
Police believe the vehicle may have been a truck travelling east along the highway.
Both crashes are under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
The Eyre Highway remains closed between Norseman and Mundrabilla.
The incident comes three years after a 21-year-old Adelaide man was killed while cycling across the Nullarbor.
He was hit by a drug-affected truck driver near Caiguna, with the driver eventually jailed for four years in 2022.