By Luke Voogt
A 64-year-old Ocean Grove cyclist died in what police described as a freak accident on 13th Beach Road at Connewarre Tuesday morning.
“It was a one in a million kind of incident,” said Leading Senior Constable Gavin Duncan.
The man was riding at the head of a group of about 15 cyclists at 8.15am when he fell from his bike.
“He’s basically fallen heavily onto his head as a result of his front wheel detaching,” Ldg Sen Const Duncan said.
A nurse and her husband who rode by shortly after administered first aid along with other members of the group, Ldg Sen Const Duncan said.
An ambulance arrived shortly after but paramedics were unable to revive the man.
Ldg Sen Const said the experienced rider rode regularly in social groups and described the incident as tragically unlucky.
“He was just a poor old average retired fellow out with his mates and he’s died doing what he loves.”
“The road’s a popular route for recreational cyclists and in good condition. They wouldn’t have been using it if it wasn’t.”
“We’ll be investigating whether there were any faults with the bike.”
