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#1 geraldm24

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:20

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RIP Theresa and Hendry!!
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:21

Happened on the R550, near the Lido earlier today
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:24

Phew!

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:28

"Two cyclists just been killed on the R550 by a police van."

WTF?

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:34

RIP

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:36

May the Cyclists RIP......and the driver get arrested.
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:39

Sheesh man.....this is just very sad. RIP

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:44

Look where the van ended up in the grass.

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:51

good god.. seems they were on a tandem. How incredibly tragic.

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:56

So so sad. I'm at a loss for words.
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:59

Horrific, what were the cops doing to cause this? Do any of these idiots even have licences? 2 local cop cars drove into each other on Friday afternoon in Magalies, I wonder how many more deadly accidents are caused by cops on a daily basis?

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 01:12

How tragic, RIP.

Is this not a route with Bicycle warning signs ?


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Posted 02 January 2012 - 01:27

RIP.Instead of loafing on their fat backsides catching people going 70 km/hr why don't the cops do some serious police work for a change.How many more cycling relating deaths are we going to have before something is done about it!
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 01:27

This makes me cross beyond words. How the hell do you not see a bicycle in bright daylight on an open road like that. And then its the people that's suppose to protect us that are killing us.

My deepest sympathy to the family and friends of these two cyclists. RIP.
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 01:40

Terribly sad, R.I.P.

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 01:49

View Postgummibear, on 02 January 2012 - 12:44 , said:

Look where the van ended up in the grass.

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Tragic way to start 2012 - RIP :(

Edited by MTB_Roadie, 02 January 2012 - 08:35 .

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