Governors Bay cyclist dies in chain
A cyclist named Michael Hancock died in a chain-reaction collision on Dyers Pass Road in New Zealand after a driver braked suddenly. Police are currently seeking the driver of a white hatchback who may have information regarding the incident.
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A cyclist is dead after a line of cars in front of him were forced to stop when the motorist at the front braked suddenly, the Herald understands.
Canterbury police are still looking for the driver of a white hatchback after the cyclist was killed in the chain-reaction collision on Dyers Pass Rd, near Governors Bay on Friday. The cyclist was named as Michael Hancock.
The man’s wife was cycling with him and came across the scene seconds later.
The Herald understands a driver had braked suddenly while travelling downhill, forcing several other drivers to do the same, before Hancock rode into the back of them.
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