A group of cyclists held a minute silence on Midland Bridge on Saturday following a ride to the scene of a collision which killed a 19-year-old cyclist in Bath last month.
Photo credit: Alister
The ride of remembrance was organised to show the strong community cyclists have across Bath and to pay their respects to 19-year-old Jake Gilmore who was involved in a hit and run incident.
The group set off from Kingsmead Square before arrived at Midland Bridge Road where flowers were laid and candles were lit in honour of Jake.
Police closed Midland Bridge Road for the group of cyclists, many of which were from Bath’s various cycling clubs.
Police officers used bikes themselves to escort the group across the city.
Few of the people at the event knew Jake personally but felt that their support should be shown and were touched by what had happened.
At 9.30pm on Saturday 16th November, Jake was seriously injured following the hit and run collision on Midland Road Bridge.
The driver failed to stop at the scene and the cyclist, Jake Gilmore, later died.
A 52-year-old man from Bath has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He has been bailed until January.
Mr Gilmore’s cousin, Richard Goddard, paid tribute to a “kind and gentle” man. He told the BBC: “We’re going to miss Jake – everybody liked him – and he didn’t have a bad word to say about anyone. His parents must be really proud of him.”
