1/1 AN “INTELLIGENT and polite” Southampton cyclist who died on a main road is thought to have collided with a bridge while not wearing a helmet. Southampton resident Declan Murray, 55, was pronounced dead on the B2150 in Droxford on August 10 2020. This was near the Station Road junction at approximately 11pm. PC Andrew Daw, forensic collision investigator, said that he was likely to have been travelling at around 25mph in almost complete darkness. The front tyre of his bike was also significantly under-inflated. “The only lights available on this road at this time of night were the lighting equipment that Declan had and the lights from other road users,” PC Daw told an inquest in Winchester.
Marcos Martins died from his injuries in hospital on May 21 2020 A DELIVEROO driver who died after colliding with a lorry was ‘distracted by his smartphone’, an inquest has heard. Marcos Vinicius Macedo Martins was driving his 2016 Honda moped less than 1,000 metres from his home when he collided with the back of a stationary lorry on Churchill Way, Basingstoke on May 19. The lorry driver had brought his 2009 S-series Scania HGV to a standstill, with the hazard lights on, after struggling to find the address he was delivering to. Just three seconds later, Marcos exited Victory roundabout and drove into the back of the grey lorry.