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There was a thread on this in June:
http://www.prestontoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=73&ArticleID=1825988
Death crash cyclist was listening to stereo
A teenage cyclist was crushed under the wheels of a tractor as he listened
to his personal stereo, an inquest was told.
Bradley Dargavel, 14, from Garstang Road, Barton, was travelling towards
Broughton crossroads on his BMX bike to meet his friends when the accident
happened on June 14.
Preston Coroner's Court heard how the Broughton Business and Enterprise
College pupil did not look where he was going before trying to cross the
busy A6.
Tractor driver Ian Pye had turned right from Whittingham Lane and was on the
A6 travelling towards Garstang. He did not have time to stop before
colliding with the youngster, who was not wearing a helmet.
Bradley was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital suffering from fractures to
his skull, arms and legs and from internal injuries. He never regained
consciousness.
Leroy Lee told the court that he saw the teenager ride in front of his
Vauxhall Vectra seconds before he was crushed by the tractor, which was also
pulling a trailer. He said: "I saw him in my mirror then he came in front of
me and started across the road. I thought he saw the tractor too late and he
tried to get away."
Accident investigator PC Richard Roberts said: "The driver wasn't in a
position to avoid this collision. Bradley was wearing a pair of earphones
and was listening to a personal stereo, which may have contributed to the
accident."
Assistant deputy coroner Carolyn Singleton recorded a verdict of accidental
death.
Outside court Bradley's mother Debbie, 38, who works for supermarket firm
Booths, said she did not blame Mr Pye for her son's death.
She said: "It's just been a terrible tragic accident."
pk
http://www.prestontoday.net/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=73&ArticleID=1825988
Death crash cyclist was listening to stereo
A teenage cyclist was crushed under the wheels of a tractor as he listened
to his personal stereo, an inquest was told.
Bradley Dargavel, 14, from Garstang Road, Barton, was travelling towards
Broughton crossroads on his BMX bike to meet his friends when the accident
happened on June 14.
Preston Coroner's Court heard how the Broughton Business and Enterprise
College pupil did not look where he was going before trying to cross the
busy A6.
Tractor driver Ian Pye had turned right from Whittingham Lane and was on the
A6 travelling towards Garstang. He did not have time to stop before
colliding with the youngster, who was not wearing a helmet.
Bradley was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital suffering from fractures to
his skull, arms and legs and from internal injuries. He never regained
consciousness.
Leroy Lee told the court that he saw the teenager ride in front of his
Vauxhall Vectra seconds before he was crushed by the tractor, which was also
pulling a trailer. He said: "I saw him in my mirror then he came in front of
me and started across the road. I thought he saw the tractor too late and he
tried to get away."
Accident investigator PC Richard Roberts said: "The driver wasn't in a
position to avoid this collision. Bradley was wearing a pair of earphones
and was listening to a personal stereo, which may have contributed to the
accident."
Assistant deputy coroner Carolyn Singleton recorded a verdict of accidental
death.
Outside court Bradley's mother Debbie, 38, who works for supermarket firm
Booths, said she did not blame Mr Pye for her son's death.
She said: "It's just been a terrible tragic accident."
pk