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Second cyclist dies following multiple vehicle collision that also claimed his friend’s life

Tony Cope died in hospital three weeks after crash near Liverpool John Lennon Airport

A second cyclist has died following a multiple vehicle collision in Liverpool that also claimed the life of his riding partner.

Three cars were involved in the crash near Liverpool John Lennon Airport in Speke on 28 February in which cyclist Clare Killey lost her life.

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Merseyside Police have now confirmed that her friend Tony Cope, with whom she was riding, has died in hospital three weeks after the collision.

The 39-year-old from Halewood was described as an “amazing dad, partner, son, brother and friend” who “loved cycling and carp fishing.”

Police added that a 21-year-old man, also from Halewood, had been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving but had been released under investigation.

Officers are continuing to appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision, or has dashcam footage, to contact @MerPolCC, call 0151 777 5747 or 101 with reference 0822 of 28.02.19.

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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