Police in Manchester are searching for a cyclist who collided with a pedestrian who later died in hospital.
The cyclist stopped following the accident in Didsbury, in the south of the city, on 20 June. But as the police were not called until 27 June, officers do not have his details, Greater Manchester police (GMP) said, launching an appeal to find him.
The collision took place at 4.35pm, close to Didsbury library on Wilmslow Road. GMP believe the pedestrian, a 56-year-old man, was hit while crossing the cycle lane.
He suffered serious head injuries and died in hospital a week later, the force said.
“It is believed the cyclist remained at the scene when emergency services arrived, but police were not initially informed of the incident and so officers are now appealing to the cyclist to make contact with them to help with their inquiries,” GMP said in a statement on Monday.
Sgt Andrew Page, of GMP’s serious collision investigation unit, said: “This is a tragic incident and our thoughts and sympathies are with the loved ones of the man at this desperately sad time.
“We recognise the cyclist will be unaware of the sad developments since the collision occurred but we appeal to him directly to get in touch with us and help establish the circumstances so we can fully understand how this incident happened.
“Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who could have dash cam footage of the incident should also contact police as this would significantly aid our inquiries.”
The incident happened on one of Manchester’s main cycleways, which runs from Didsbury to the city centre via Withington, Fallowfield, the “curry mile” in Rusholme and the university district. Much of the route is segregated from traffic but the section outside Didsbury library is only green paint and runs between on-street parking bays and the main road.
According to the most recent figures available from the Department for Transport, 531 pedestrians were hit by cyclists in 2018. That year, 23,805 pedestrians were hit by motor vehicles.
