Mr David Horrocks (55) who owned a washing machine repair business in North Wales was one of 4 people tragically killed in last weekends cycling accident near Rhyl.
A mangled mess of broken metal frames, bent wheels and a battered car told the story of the horrendous accident which killed four cycling club members. On an open stretch of north Wales road, down a gentle gully and with only a slight bend, forensic officers picked their way through a scene of horror. Open farmland on either side and clear views of the countryside made it a perfect place for a morning cycle ride. But families living only yards away described it as an accident blackspot.
Until Sunday morning there had been dozens of accidents but no fatalities, according to people living in the nearby converted church and farmhouse. This weekend, they heard cars skidding past on the ice frozen from the previous night’s rain. Shortly after 1000 GMT, a blue Toyota Corolla was heading down the hill at St George, near Abergele.
According to police, its back wheels slipped out as a group of 12 from Rhyl Cycling Club was coming in the other direction. The car crashed through them, into the stone wall at the side of the road, before careering back on to the left-hand carriageway. It knocked at least two cyclists clear over the wall. As police closed the road and began their investigation two blankets covered their bodies many metres inside the field on the other side.
The 12 Rhyl Cycling Club members were on a 60-mile ride The dead were named as the son of the club’s press secretary, Thomas Harland, 14, club chairman Maurice Broadbent, 61; committee member Dave Horrocks, 55, and Wayne Wilkes, 42.
Club secretary Scott Eccles said he had been “in shock” since hearing of the disaster. “It was just a training ride,” said Mr Eccles. “I’ve got a cold, otherwise I would have been out there today and I could have been killed.” It’s a massive accident blackspot. There have been many, many accidents here before, but no fatalities
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I pass this everyday and its sad to see so many people laying flowers. I wish the council would have just gritted like they were asked to do, the road is twitchy most days when frosty.
God bless to the families.