http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: lejog deaths - Recent Topics en Mon, 18 May 2026 10:31:30 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10625#post-116577 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:08:12 +0000 Zenfrozt 116577@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A SCOTTISH cyclist believed to be on a cross-nation charity fundraising ride was one of two men killed yesterday after a collision involving an articulated lorry in Cornwall.</p> <p>The Edinburgh man in his 40s, who has not been named, is believed to have been on the first leg of a long-distance journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats when he and another cyclist were struck by the 32-tonne vehicle while travelling east on the A30.</p> <p>The other victim was a man in his 30s. Police were still waiting to inform his next of kin yesterday, but it is not thought he was Scottish.</p> <p>Eyewitnesses described the “shocking” scenes which followed the tragedy shortly after 8.30am yesterday morning. One cyclist was thrown into a ditch at the side of the road, while the other was dragged for about 100 yards by the vehicle.</p> <p>Motorists went to the aid of the cyclists but they were both pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the lorry has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The man, who is in his 30s and from the Devon town of Holsworthy, has been released on police bail while investigations continue. </p>