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only one i found was from a few days ago up nth
Teen cyclist killed in collision
Fatal accident:The scene outside Wickersley Comprehensive School, where police closed the road
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View GalleryA TEENAGER cycling to school this morning was killed when his bike was in collision with a coach on a busy South Yorkshire road.
The 16-year-old Wickersley Comprehensive School pupil was rushed to Rotherham Hospital but pronounced dead shortly afterwards.
He was in collision with the single-decker coach on Bawtry Road, near to his school, at about 8.40am.
Firefighters and paramedics were soon on the scene to help him but the boy died from his injuries.
Staff and pupils at the school were today said to be in shock as news of the fatality filtered through.
The school said it was too early to comment on the tragedy this morning.
Police have yet to release details of the victim and say all his relatives have not yet been informed.
Officers are now investigating and sealed off Bawtry Road, near its junction with Flash Lane, during rush hour and throughout the morning, causing widespread traffic disruption.
The dual carriageway is the main route into Rotherham from the M18, which commuters use to get into the town from Doncaster, the A1 and the M1.
Large queues built up along Bawtry Road all the way back to the M18 roundabout and further along in the direction of Maltby, where motorists were unaware of the tragedy.
Police said the road was likely to remain closed throughout the morning.
Bawtry Road is one of the busiest commuter roads in Rotherham and pupils often use an overhead walkway to get to and from school so they can cross the hectic road.