The son of Chris Sievey, the Manchester comedian and musician who created the Frank Sidebottom character, has been killed while riding his bike in Withington.
24-year-old Harry Sievey was pronounced dead at the scene after being involved in a collision with another cyclist and a Vauxhall Corsa on Mauldeth Road West near the junction with Wellington Road at around 10.15pm on Sunday.
The other cyclist was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The Manchester Evening News reports that a 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He remains in police custody.
Senior Investigating Officer, Sergeant Lee Westhead, said: “We are currently investigating the full circumstances of this collision.
“I would firstly like to offer my sincere condolences to the family of the young man who died and specially trained officers continue to offer them their support.
“It is key we now try and establish exactly what happened and I would urge anyone who saw the collision to please call my team.
“If you saw anything in the moments beforehand, or recognise the vehicle from earlier that day, then I would also ask you to contact us with any information.”
Anyone with information can get in touch with the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Harry, a musician who worked at Manchester bar Cooper Hall, was the youngest of Chris Sievey’s three children. He gave the eulogy at his father’s funeral in 2010 and took part in fundraising for the Frank Sidebottom statue that was unveiled in Timperley in 2013.
They would be self funding if there were. However....we don't want drivers feeling like there is a war on motorist going on do we.....
Yeah, but we want grumbling about Ultegra cranks or Lancs police
I think we have a lot in common with equestrians - like our lives on country roads are made difficult and dangerous by drivers being the main one....
I'm wondering if getting a copy of the HC or having to do a short test everytime you bought a car/ or insured it/ or did the MOT and perhaps...
This seems to be my theme ATM but I think almost every infra / legal story here could be ended with the following and have the majority of the...
Firstly, I'm sorry to hear about your nan and I agree that culturally we, in the UK, probably don't engage with healthcare as much as we should....
It is indeed victim blaming but it's not a new one 😐
It sure is!
If this happened to my wife or mother I would make it my personal mission in life to find and torture this person until he accidentally died.
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