Police appeal after cyclist, 78, dies weeks after Felixstowe Road crash

A 78-year-old cyclist has died, three weeks after a collision with a car on the A1156 Felixstowe Road near Trinity Park.

Police appeal after cyclist, 78, dies weeks after Felixstowe Road crash
Suffolk Constabulary logo (Photo: Oliver Rouane-Williams/Ipswich.co.uk)

Officers were called to the scene just after 17:15 on Tuesday, 6 October, following reports of a collision between a black Hyundai Tucson and a bicycle.

Police, the East of England Ambulance Service and the Air Ambulance attended. The cyclist, a 78-year-old man, was airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.

He died from his injuries on Thursday, 29 October.

Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses, or anyone with relevant dashcam footage, to contact the Joint Norfolk & Suffolk Serious Collision Investigation Unit, quoting reference 37/59265/26.

Anyone with information can get in touch via:

In the event of an emergency, always call 999.


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