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Bournemouth 'hit-and-run': Arrests over cyclist death | Bournemouth 'hit-and-run': Arrests over cyclist death |
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A man and woman have been arrested following the death of a cyclist. | A man and woman have been arrested following the death of a cyclist. |
Christopher Gibbs, 30, from Poole, was struck on the southbound carriageway of the A338 Spur Road in Bournemouth at about 22:40 BST. He died at the scene. | |
A white Mercedes van - later found in the Nursling area of Southampton - was reported to have hit the cyclist and failed to stop, police said. | A white Mercedes van - later found in the Nursling area of Southampton - was reported to have hit the cyclist and failed to stop, police said. |
Police said the pair, both aged 57 and from Southampton, were assisting officers with inquiries. | |
The man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision. | |
The woman was detained on suspicion of assisting an offender, police added. | |
Mr Gibbs's family issued a statement paying tribute to a "well-loved and respected son". | |
Insp Matt Butler said: "We have specially-trained officers supporting the cyclist's family at this difficult time." | |
He appealed to trace witnesses who were in Verwood, Dorset, or on the A31 or the A338 between 21:30 and 22:40. | |
The Spur Road was closed overnight between the Ashley Heath roundabout and the Blackwater junction. |