A cyclist was killed in Bolton when he was knocked off his bike by a disqualified driver. Kevin Harmon was aged 47 when he died on July 1, 2021. Mr Harmon, a keen cyclist, was riding down Edge Lane in Horwich when he collided head-on with Mubashar Ahmed, who was driving in the opposite direction.
He was declared dead at the scene. On May 17, an inquest into his death was held at Bolton Coroners Court where Robert Harmon told the hearing of his brother's love of cycling. He said: “He worked in Manchester and would cycle daily to work.
” Coroner Stephen Teasdale asked Robert about “detours” that Kevin would take when going home. He said his brother would go on them “two, three, four times a week”, for example going up towards Winter Hill past his house on Smithills Croft Road. He added that he was “very fit”.
On July 1, 2021 at 5.15pm, paramedic Peter Cavanagh was on duty when he was called to a report of a crash on Edge Lane. When he arrived at 5.
34pm, there was a parked car with the cyclist in front of it, and facing him was the “vehicle that had collided with the cyclist”. A member of the public was also giving him CPR. Paramedics used defibrillators but agreed that his injuries “weren’t compatible with life” and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pathologist Dr Justin Nkonge told the inquest of Mr Harmon’s injuries, which he described as “not survivable”. He added: “There is a severe haemorrhage and no blood is going to the organs, so deat.
