Police reveal name of cyclist who died after Wroot road collision
Police today disclosed the name of the cyclist who died in a road traffic collision near Wroot in the Isle of Axholme on Monday (Sept 10).
He was Andrew Watson, of Top Lane, Branton, near Doncaster.
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Witnesses to the road traffic collision are asked to call police on 101
Police said today: "Mr Watson was involved in a collision with a black Range Rover Sport driven by a 21-year-old Epworth man at approximately 1935hrs.
"He was taken to Scunthorpe General Hospital but sadly died in the early hours of Tuesday 11 September.
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"Officers continue to investigate the circumstances of the collision and are seeking witnesses."
Anyone who saw the incident, or the bicycle or Range Rover prior to the collision, is asked to contact Humberside Police by calling 101 and making reference to log 715 of 10 September 2012.
Comments
by Whitecave
Saturday, September 15 2012, 10:29AM
“He was wearing a helmet!”
by Ian_Brigg
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 7:48PM
“21 year old driving a Range Rover Sport. Anyone else thinking what I am thinking...”
by BeeryUSA
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 3:08PM
“How do we know that Andrew Watson wasn't wearing a helmet? People who wear helmets also die in collisions, you know.
A helmet isn't going to stop cyclists being hit by 2 ton vehicles. Reducing speed limits would, and would make collisions less deadly for all cyclists.”
by gordonio
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 10:24AM
“I don't know anything about this collision, so will not comment, except to say it's a tragic incident.
Maybe it's time a law was passed to make it compulsory to wear a helmet when riding a push bike, as it is in Australia. A few years' ago I had a friend who fell off her cycle and hit her head on the kerb edge, if only she had been wearing a helmet I believe she would not have died.”