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Friday, 27 March 2009

The violence the national media has no interest in

Two cyclists died on Wednesday:

Hit at a roundabout:

A 55-YEAR-old Skelmersdale cyclist knocked off his bike by a car on Tuesday afternoon died at 6.50pm on Wednesday evening.

Hit at night:

A cyclist was killed in an accident on the A415 in Abingdon Road, Burcot. The 39-year-old man died after colliding with a blue Audi A3 outside the Chequers pub.
Posted by freewheeler at 09:46
Labels: fatalities
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