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#1 Zarierb

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 08:42

Cyclist was knocked down in Wetton road, Kenwin, Cape Town, he is in a very bad condition. White Colt 4x4 who is now missing a mirror on the passenger side was responsible, if anyone, sees a vehicle matching this description, please message me. thanks

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 08:45

Any identification on the cyclist?
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 08:52

Argh, not again...

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 09:04

Happened around 5am on Sunday Morning, heard it was just outside the youngsfield base ,crazy as there is a huge shoulder with yellow line and then a cycle lane as well.

Cyclist (Mahier) was knocked and just left lying there and is in very bad state.
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 09:26

This is just infuriating!!!

Its one thing for an accident to happen, but it is completely unacceptable for the driver to disappear afterwards. The cyclist could die because the driver is too scared to take responsibility!

I really hope they find and nail this guy. And I really hope the cyclist recovers and recovers quickly.

Edited by MichaelD, 17 January 2012 - 09:27 .

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 09:27

View PostZarierb, on 17 January 2012 - 08:42 , said:

Cyclist was knocked down in Wetton road, Kenwin, Cape Town, he is in a very bad condition. White Colt 4x4 who is now missing a mirror on the passenger side was responsible, if anyone, sees a vehicle matching this description, please message me. thanks

View PostSpat, on 17 January 2012 - 09:04 , said:

Happened around 5am on Sunday Morning, heard it was just outside the youngsfield base ,crazy as there is a huge shoulder with yellow line and then a cycle lane as well.

Cyclist (Mahier) was knocked and just left lying there and is in very bad state.

Not good to hear! Hope he recovers guys, really.

But no surprise re the HUGE shoulder AND yellow line.

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 09:31

Hope the guy revcovers quick.
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 09:32

I hope the cyclist recovers fast. As for the driver; shame on you.

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 09:57

Oh no, man!

Hope the rider is not injured too badly.

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Posted 17 January 2012 - 10:18

Yeah, I hope the cyclist recovers! :thumbup:

As for the driver, karma is a b1tch! May she find you with heavy PMS! :devil:
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 06:23

any word on the rider? Reading this thread on the most recent cycling fatality, made me wonder about this fallen rider. I hope he is on the path to recovery.

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