Cyclist left bloody, bruised and broken in Worksop hit-and-run

Kyle Murcott suffered a broken collar bone and needed stitches to his nose and face following the incident involving a van in Cumbria Road.

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Kyle, a B&Q packer, is currently off sick and doctors have said it could be another month until he is allowed to go back to work.

The 22-year-old said: “I’m still in quite a bit of pain and I’ve obviously not been able to lift anything heavy, which is my main role at work.

“I’m desperate to get back.

“The doctors have said I need more time for my collar to heal.

“I’m still very upset that the van driver didn’t stop and check up on me properly and stay with me.

“Instead he left.”

Kyle told how he was riding along a side street on his way to get a drink from a shop when ‘bang, the van piled into me’.

“I was knocked out for several minutes,” he said.

“There was a lot of pain of course and lots of scrapes over my face and body.

“I was told a group of teenagers helped me up and looked after me until the ambulance arrived.”

He added: “It’s put me off riding really.

“I’ve only been back on my bike once and that was to get it fixed.

“I’ve been staying at home and counting down the days until I can return to work.

"Hopefully someone saw the incident and can help find the man who did this.”

Officers are appealing for witnesses to the hit-and-run, which happened around 1-1.30pm on July 6.

PC George Watson, of Nottinghamshire Police, is leading the investigation and said: “We believe the van driver stopped briefly to speak with the cyclist, but didn’t leave any details.

“We are keen to speak to the driver and to anyone who saw the incident – or anyone who may have dashcam or CCTV footage in the area at the time.

“The van has been described as orange or red coloured.

“If you can help us with the investigation please call 101, quoting incident number 564 of July 6."

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