Police have started an investigation after a cyclist was hit by a passenger of an overtaking vehicle.
The incident took place near the town of Thame, Oxfordshire, when a BMW driver passed the cyclist and the passenger, wearing a black face mask, grabbed out of the car and hit his neck with his hand.
Thames Valley Police have opened an investigation into the incident, which occurred at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4th. Officials asked for information from the public.
Investigator PC Dan Beglan said, “I appeal to anyone who has witnessed this incident or anyone who has been in the area who may have dashcam footage to please report.
“Anyone with information can contact Thames Valley Police by calling 101 or reporting online using reference 43210349273.
“Alternatively, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or through their website.”
The incident occurred while the cyclist, a man in his forties, was driving west on A4129 Risborough Road east of Thame when the driver of the gray BMW 320D passed the driver.
Then the passenger, who was described as a white man in his early to mid-twenties, crashed into the cyclist.
According to the police, the registration number of the vehicle is BD07 WFD.
Fortunately, the cyclist was unharmed.
In recent years there have been repeated incidents in which cyclists were attacked while overtaking cyclists.
Earlier this year, a motorist was convicted after injuring a cyclist by pulling him off his bike in an “idiotic” robbery.
Ashton Nutting was the passenger in a car when occupants berated a cyclist as they passed him in Leicestershire in January 2020.
Witnesses then saw Nutting lean his head and arm out the window to grab the rider and pull him to the ground, leaving him with a broken elbow and broken hand, Leicester Crown Court heard.
In 2018, a woman was pushed off a bicycle by a passenger in a car and was left with a broken arm, broken front tooth, and “mental scars”.
The driver, who chose to remain anonymous, said she was “shocked” to see a video of the incident shared online, adding, “I still had not fully recovered physically or mentally even though I got there.”
