The driver escaped after fatally running over a cyclist in Toledo

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The motorist rammed the victim, of 66 years, when he was driving on the CM-4004 road

According to the EFE agency, the Civil Guard has arrested the driver who ran over deathly yesterday Saturday to a 66-year-old cyclist, who was circulating around eight in the morning on kilometer 16 of the CM-4004, at the height of the municipality of Palomeque (Toledo).

As reported by the general director of the DGT through his Twitter account, Gregorio Serrano. The motorist, of 28 years, took flight after ramming the victim, and then abandoned the car in a place close to the accident. For hours, the suspect has been found missing.

Arrested the driver escaped yesterday in Palomeque, after fatally running over Ciclista. Great job of the @Civil Guard of Traffic in Toledo. pic.twitter.com/MxRbZ60p5F

- Gregorio Serrano (@Gserrano_DGT) June 25th, 2017

 

According to the data of the DGT, More than twenty cyclists have killed this 2017 on Spanish roads. More than 400 have lost their lives in the last decade. "The number of cyclists who die every weekend is unbearable," Serrano stated during an appearance in the Congress of Deputies.

From Triathlon News we work to try raise awareness among cyclists and drivers trying to report good behaviors and regulations to avoid these tragic news.

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