Cyclist's arm broken in crash with parkrunner who didn't stop

A CYCLIST says she suffered a fractured arm after being knocked off her bike by a runner who cut into the cycle lane at a popular parkrun in Swansea.

- ELLIE GOSLEY

The woman said she will have to endure pain and inconvenience for the next six weeks due to something she says was entirely avoidable.

The 27-year-old student, who asked not to be named, says the runner failed to stop to check whether she was OK after the collision at Swansea Bay parkrun on Saturday and was left with two fractures in her right arm along with multiple cuts and bruises.

The latest incident comes just weeks after complaints that parkrunners had “barged a woman” out of the way and “abused” cyclists on the same course.

Organisers of the event issued a statement warning participants about their behaviour after the incidents.

The free parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9am along the promenade on Mumbles Road. The cyclist, who uses the route multiple times a week, says the promenade can get “narrow” at points, with some “blind bends’ On the day in question, more than 600 people took part.

She said that due to the popularity of the event and the behaviour of some runners it has become “dangerous” and called for the parkrun to be moved to a more suitable location.

The cyclist said: “I was on the side of the path reserved for cyclists when a runner who might have seen an opportunity to overtake a slower group and without looking, jumped on to the cycling side of the path.

“He did this very suddenly, and I was unable to avoid him. As such we were involved in a high impact crash and I came off my bike.”

She said the runner responsible did not stop to check on her or apologise, something the cyclist described as “disappointing” Her injuries now mean she will be unable to drive for six weeks and will likely delay her going back to university.