Witnesses urged to come forward after injured cyclist found collapsed in Pott Shrigley

By Matthew Hancock-Bruce 13th Mar 2025

A cyclist was found collapsed on Bakestonedale Road (Credit: Google Maps)
A cyclist was found collapsed on Bakestonedale Road (Credit: Google Maps)

Witnesses are sought after a cyclist was found injured in Pott Shrigley.

Police were alerted to reports of an incident on Bakestonedale Road at around 12.20pm on Thursday, March 6.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered a cyclist had collapsed in the street with 'serious' facial injuries.

Police are now urging witnesses or anyone with video footage to come forward.

PC Steve Johnston, of the Roads and Crime Unit, said: "Enquiries in relation to this incident are ongoing and we're committed to doing all we can to establish exactly what took place.

"As part of our investigation, we're keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and believed they may have witnessed what took place.

"The same goes for witnesses and video footage, anyone with any dashcam footage or anyone who thinks they may have seen the cyclist in the moments prior to the collision."

The cyclist, a 59-year-old man from Bollington, was taken to hospital and has since been discharged.

At the time of the collision, he was wearing a wearing a white cycle helmet, with a red top and riding a blue and green road bike.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101 or visit www.cheshire.police.uk/tell-us quoting IML 2041463.

     

CHECK OUT OUR Jobs Section HERE!
macclesfield vacancies updated hourly!
Click here to see more: macclesfield jobs

     

Join the 1% Less than one percent of our regular readers pay to support our work.

We send messages like this because, honestly, we need to.
We believe the kind of journalism we produce is important.
That’s why we rely on readers like you.

Please consider joining that 1% today.
Monthly supporters will enjoy:
Ad-free experience

Share:


Sign-up for our FREE newsletter...

We want to provide macclesfield with more and more clickbait-free news.

     

...or become a Supporter.
Macclesfield. Your Town. Your News.

Local news is essential for our community — but it needs your support.
Your donation makes a real difference.
For monthly donators:
Ad-free experience