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| Cyclist Stan Coates hit by car after earlier Sunderland crash | |
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| A cyclist in Sunderland who had stopped to exchange details with a driver after a collision was fatally struck by another car, police have revealed. | A cyclist in Sunderland who had stopped to exchange details with a driver after a collision was fatally struck by another car, police have revealed. |
| Stan Coates, 55, of Sunderland, died in hospital after being hit in Burdon Lane at 16:45 BST on Friday. | Stan Coates, 55, of Sunderland, died in hospital after being hit in Burdon Lane at 16:45 BST on Friday. |
| Northumbria Police said two men in a Transit van claiming to know and live near Mr Coates had pulled up and taken the bicycle after the first collision. | Northumbria Police said two men in a Transit van claiming to know and live near Mr Coates had pulled up and taken the bicycle after the first collision. |
| But the bike is now missing and police are appealing for witnesses. | But the bike is now missing and police are appealing for witnesses. |
| The police force said the men, in a grey van, "looked as if they had just finished work". | The police force said the men, in a grey van, "looked as if they had just finished work". |
| Unable to land | |
| Mr Coates was flown in nine minutes to James Cook Hospital, in Middlesbrough, by the Great North Air Ambulance. | |
| The service said it had been unable to land at a hospital in Newcastle because of snow. | |
| Officers questioned the driver of the car which struck Mr Coates, of West Herrington, but no arrests were made. | Officers questioned the driver of the car which struck Mr Coates, of West Herrington, but no arrests were made. |
| The 24-year-old driver of the car involved in the first incident suffered minor injuries, the force said. | The 24-year-old driver of the car involved in the first incident suffered minor injuries, the force said. |
| Both cars involved were Vauxhall Corsas. |