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Glenashley cyclist badly hurt in hit-and-run

http://blog.ecr.co.za/newswatch/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cyclist-helmet.jpgA Glenashley man is in a serious condition in a Durban hospital after being hit by a car while cycling on the M4 just past Umhlanga at the weekend.

Patrick Nothling - who?s in his mid-fifties - was out cycling with his wife when he was side-swiped by a gold Toyota Corolla at about 2:30 on Saturday afternoon.

They were going up the hill, before the Sibaya turnoff at the time. The driver of the car did not stop at the scene.

Nothling?s brother Ian, says he was badly injured and had to be airlifted through to St Augustine?s hospital for treatment.

?He has a broken ankle and another break just behind the knee; a suspected broken pelvis; his right hand elbow is badly smashed - which they operated on for two hours to remove the chips. His head was badly cut and grazed and full of bruises.?

Ian says the car involved lost part of its passenger door side mirror. It looked to be about a 2003 model.

He explains where Patrick was on the road at the time: ?He was between the pavement and the yellow line. People who travel that road regularly will know that it?s actually a double car lane up the hill. The driver had plenty of space. He (Patrick) wasn?t actually on the car lane.?

- And if you have any information about the gold Corolla, and who owns it, please contact Ian on 083 3208735.

(Story by Diane Macpherson)

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Hope he recovers quickly and fully.

 

Cyclesphere have asked for help in finding the driver and have offered a reward for info leading to the arrest.

 

 

 

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These incidents are now happening far to frequently. I was Hit 3weeks ago while out training, driver drove off leaving me lying in the road. A taxi driver came to my assistance. I was extremely lucky to get away with just a concussion, severely  bruised hips and roasties. It's a shame our roads are becoming death traps for us.

Get well Patrick!

 

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I am currently in the DRC and there are very narrow roads and maniac drivers, but not once has a cyclist been knocked over here.

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Yeah - that is really bad - sorry to hear and all the best in recovering fully!

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