It was a sad week for the local cycling community after five incidents were reported that resulted in death and injury of cyclists.
Over the weekend, two separate incidents were reported where two cyclists died and another two injured.
Claremont police registered a case of culpable homicide after a 35-year-old cyclist tragically died while on his way to work when he swerved out to avoid colliding with a car door that was opened in front of him and was hit by a taxi on Friday morning around 9am in Claremont Main Road.
Stay wider of the Rider associated with the Pedal Power Association identified the cyclist as Danilo who worked as a bike technician at Olympic Cycles.
Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said that the investigation continues with no arrests made as yet.
Van Wyk reports: “According to reports the cyclist swerved for a vehicle's door that opened unexpectedly, he fell off the bicycle and landed in front of an oncoming taxi which couldn’t stop timeously.
"The 35-year-old cyclist succumbed on the scene to injuries sustained.”
On Saturday morning, three cyclists were hit by a tour bus while cycling on Chapman’s Peak Drive and sadly a 57-year-old biker passed away at the scene.
A second rider had to be airlifted to hospital. The third victim sustained minor injuries.
Chapman’s Peak Drive was closed due to the fatal accident and motorists were advised to use alternative routes.
Van Wyk said that the circumstances surrounding this incident are still under investigation.
Van Wyk reported: "A 57-year-old cyclist died due to injuries sustained on the scene, and a 56-year-old male was airlifted by helicopter to a nearby hospital with serious injuries and another male had minor injuries."
Pedal Power Association took to social media expressing their condolences to the friends and family of the cyclists who lost their lives and a speedy recovery to those injured.
They said that a fourth incident took place along Wellington Road in Durbanville when a cyclist sustained injuries when hit by a truck in a hit-and-run incident.
“The fifth incident was reported to have occurred on Bottelary Road where a vehicle collided with a group of cyclists injuring two."