2023-10-09 20:56:58
This is one of the “black spots” of bicycle traffic in Lille. The cycle path linking rue du Faubourg-de-Béthune to the entrance to the CHU, and running along rue Oscar-Lambret, is widely used but also sometimes feared by cyclists, explains The voice of the North. Because it is cut by the exit ramp number 4 “CHR” of the A25 motorway (direction Dunkerque-Lille). A place where motorists sometimes arrive very quickly.
This Saturday morning, shortly following 10 a.m., a 53-year-old man was cycling on the cycle lane, heading towards Faubourg-de-Béthune. According to our information, he is accompanied by his three children for a bicycle outing. Arriving at the intersection with the A25 ramp, the dad takes the “S” where there are pedestrian and bicycle crossings on the car road. An Audi Q5 SUV arrives at this moment from the highway. The shock is particularly violent. The cyclist is thrown several meters, once morest a signpost. Under the eyes of the children.
The hypothesis of excessive speed by the motorist
The firefighters and a SAMU team were called. The cyclist was transported to the hospital in serious condition. He died there regarding an hour later. On site, the driver of the Q5, aged around forty, was heard and then was initially able to leave (the cyclist was still alive at the time). But once the death was announced, the motorist was taken into police custody.
An investigation was opened by the accident brigade for manslaughter. Among the hypotheses, the Q5 might have arrived at the intersection too quickly. The police will have to determine his speed. The victim’s three children were particularly shocked.
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