Cyclist Who Died in Southampton Named

11 July 2013, 17:40 | Updated: 30 March 2016, 13:50

Police have named the cyclist who died following a collision with a car on Thomas Lewis Way, Southampton on July 10th.

Robert Lee, 23, from Millbrook Road West, Southampton, was riding a bicycle on to Thomas Lewis Way at traffic lights close to the Machine Mart superstore when he was involved in a collision with a black Audi A3.

Mr Lee sustained severe head injuries and was taken to Southampton General Hospital where he was pronounced dead..

It happened at 2.19pm close to the junction of Belgrave Road and Belgrave Industrial Estate.

The driver of the Audi, a 20-year-old man from Southampton, and his passenger, a 24-year-old woman from Netley Abbey, were uninjured.

No arrests have been made.

Police are appealing to any witnesses to the collision, or anyone who saw either the cyclist or the car involved shortly before it, to call Sgt Gabe Snuggs at Totton Roads Policing Unit on 101, quoting Operation Veritable.