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I’m writing to you with regard to your article on LinconshireLive headlined “They shouldn’t have been there” about the crash on the A15 in the early hours of Sunday morning. (http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/they-shouldnt-been-there-cyclists-455755)
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I'm glad you posted this - until now, I didnt know what article was being discussed, so much of this thread made little sense!
I have to agree that the journalists were probably struggling for a sufficiently sensational angle - the cyclists hadn't done anything obviously wrong, or run anyone over, or harmed house prices. So they made some shit up