2 cyclists from Lenasia knocked down by a drunk driver on R82 Walkerville. Both cyclists declared dead.

[The Black Eagle]

[Rowl]

So so sad. RIP.

[milky4130]

What a sad sad day. Ride In Peace ✌️ 

[Stretched@Birth]

RIP 😢

[Marcv]

I worked with one of them....this is just terrible.

[ChrisF]

4 minutes ago, Marcv said:

I worked with one of them....this is just terrible.

 

Condolences

[Stretched@Birth]

1 hour ago, Stretched@Birth said:

RIP 😢

I just heard one of the gents was the father of one of my son’s school friends. Heartbroken for the family. 💔

[ChrisF]

7 minutes ago, Stretched@Birth said:

I just heard one of the gents was the father of one of my son’s school friends. Heartbroken for the family. 💔

 

Condolences

[The Ouzo]

And a bunch of other also injured in that. 
 

one of the gents killed has the same name as a mate, who was also cycling in the area this morning. 
 

gave me a bit of a scare, but he is physically ok. His group was about an hour behind this one. 

[betaboy]

Oh my word🙉! This is super sad. Damn, this hits hard everytime.🥹.

RIP.🙏🏻 condolences to family & friends.

[babse]

Yoh that's terrible...

 

Condolences to family and friends! 🙏 

[cadenceblur]

And just today,  the cycling community joined a memorial ride for the cyclist killed by the drunk POS in Camps Bay in December 

Sickening 

[NotSoBigBen]

So so mad 😠 

To my understanding Gauteng road champs will be taking place next weekend and the route passes just 1 or 2k down that road ... In fact I saw quite a few riders preparing there this morning

Chatted to one of the team managers I know well and he told me about the incident and that he was quite shaken, his comment was 'cycling here in the South is an extreme sport'!

He stopped there just after it happened and he told me he saw the 2 murderers sitting visibly intoxicated on the side of the road ... the wrecked vehicle looked like quite some speed was involved 🤬

I better add 'allegedly' before I get in some trouble I suppose

[Saijal]

1 hour ago, NotSoBigBen said:

So so mad 😠 

To my understanding Gauteng road champs will be taking place next weekend and the route passes just 1 or 2k down that road ... In fact I saw quite a few riders preparing there this morning

Chatted to one of the team managers I know well and he told me about the incident and that he was quite shaken, his comment was 'cycling here in the South is an extreme sport'!

He stopped there just after it happened and he told me he saw the 2 murderers sitting visibly intoxicated on the side of the road ... the wrecked vehicle looked like quite some speed was involved 🤬

I better add 'allegedly' before I get in some trouble 

There were 5 guys in the car and all were intoxicated. 3 of them were hurt and taken to hospital. I know because we had family at the scene as one of cyclists was a cousin of mine 😢

[BikeLuddite]

One of them was an extended family member. I first knew him as a class mate in high school. 

Horrible horrible day. 

 

[Daniel Christensen]

This makes me feel like not riding my bike.. People only stop riding when its a friend or family member. 
The big issue isnt really our roads that is unsafe but the lawlessness we have in this country.  Drunk drivers and people going way over the speed limit is mostly the cause. 

A girl riding for cycle nation made an instagram story saying how grateful she is for having a following vehicle after todays accident. A following vehicle is probably the safest thing to have - that or a Radar is the only solution I can think of.