Cyclist, 18, dies after crash with quad bike near Halesworth
Cyclist, 18, dies after crash with quad bike
Suffolk Police was called to Bungay Road in Holton following reports of the crash involving a cyclist
An 18-year-old cyclist has died following a crash with a quad bike.
Police were called to Bungay Road in Holton, near Halesworth, Suffolk, to reports of a collision involving a cyclist and the all-terrain vehicle shortly before 07:20 BST on 30 April.
The cyclist sustained serious injuries and was taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital by ambulance.
He was then airlifted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where he died on Friday.
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