2 killed on Trans-Canada charity bicycle ride

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2 killed on Trans-Canada charity bicycle ride

par Oyez Oyez » Lun Juin 30, 2008 10:30 am

A life-long stuggle with type one diabetes that encouraged a Quebec man and his children to ride their bicycles across Canada ended tragically in Manitoba on Sunday.

Canadian authorities report that two bicyclists were struck and killed on the Trans-Canada Highway as they participated in the Ride of a Lifetime fund-raiser for the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation of Canada.

Two others, the son and daughter of one of the dead cyclists, were taken to a hospital in Virden with non life-threatening injuries. The son was later released while the daughter was transferred to Brandon Hospital.

The collision occurred on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Virden on Sunday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police would not identify the victims, except to say one was a 50-year-old from St.-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, and the other a 45-year-old from Kelowna, B.C.

The Ride of a Lifetime was the idea of Daniel Hurtubise, a 50-year-old Quebec man who had been living with Type 1 diabetes since the age of 15. According to their blog -- "Ride of a Lifetime" published at the Reader's Digest website -- he had been preparing for the bike tour for three years with his son, Alex, 19, and daughter, Sonia, 16....

Author: Gene Bisbee
Category: Main Page
Publish Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:18:25 -0700



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