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From unnecessary deaths to life-changing injuries, the state of the UK's roads is perilous and experts warn that with a nine-year repair backlog, there will be more lives lost
Harry Colledge, who was from Winmarleigh, Lancashire, suffered a fatal brain injury after his front bike wheel lodged in the crack, described as a 6in-deep "trench"
A local council is to blame for the death of a man who crashed his bike into a pothole, a coroner has ruled.
A cyclist who suffered a fatal head injury after hitting a pothole 'would still be alive' if the local council had fixed it, a coroner has said.
Harry Colledge, 84, (pictured) suffered a fatal brain injury after his front wheel lodged in the crack, described as a 6in-deep 'trench'. He would be alive had the council repaired it, a coroner has ruled.