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Two cyclists killed in hit-and-run incident near Bristol Man held after two cyclists killed in hit-and-run incident near Bristol
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Two cyclists were killed on Sunday in a hit-and-run incident involving a car in a village near Bristol. A man has been arrested after two cyclists were killed on Sunday in a hit-and-run incident involving a car in a village near Bristol.
Police launched a search for the driver, who abandoned their vehicle and left the scene after the crash, which took place shortly before 4pm on Lower Hanham Road, Hanham. The 38-year-old handed himself into police after initially abandoning his vehicle and leaving the scene of the crash, which took place shortly before 4pm on Lower Hanham Road, Hanham.
Paramedics attended the scene but found that the cyclists had suffered fatal injuries.Paramedics attended the scene but found that the cyclists had suffered fatal injuries.
Avon and Somerset police said they knew who the driver was and made an appeal for witnesses to come forward. Avon and Somerset police made an appeal for witnesses to come forward.
A police spokesman said that investigators were at the scene while other officers were working to locate the driver.A police spokesman said that investigators were at the scene while other officers were working to locate the driver.
"We would appeal to anyone who witnessed this collision to contact us on 101," he said."We would appeal to anyone who witnessed this collision to contact us on 101," he said.
A spokesman for the Great Western ambulance service said that a call had been received at 4pm reporting that a car had hit two cyclists.A spokesman for the Great Western ambulance service said that a call had been received at 4pm reporting that a car had hit two cyclists.
"We sent an ambulance, paramedics, a rapid response vehicle and had an officer at the scene to liaise with the other services," he said. "But unfortunately both the patients were beyond help at the scene.""We sent an ambulance, paramedics, a rapid response vehicle and had an officer at the scene to liaise with the other services," he said. "But unfortunately both the patients were beyond help at the scene."