Cape Town cyclist dies under wheels of taxi

A cyclist was killed in Cape Town on Wednesday after he fell into the path of a minibus taxi.

The incident happened as the 55-year-old man pedalled up the Glencairn Expressway towards Glencairn around 8.15am.

City of Cape Town spokesman Maxine Bezuidenhout said the man fell into the road. “A minibus taxi then allegedly drove over the cyclist.”

One lane of the road was closed after the incident.

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