Melissa Hoskins killed in car crash with husband reportedly charged after death of Olympic cyclist | Cycling News

Olympic bike owner Melissa Hoskins was killed after being struck by a car whereas driving in Adelaide; Australian media stories mentioned her husband, former world champion bike owner Rohan Dennis, has been charged in connection together with her dying; Hoskins competed on the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Video games

Melissa Hoskins was killed in a automotive accident

Former world champion bike owner Rohan Dennis has reportedly been charged in reference to the dying of his spouse, Olympic bike owner Melissa Hoskins.

Hoskins was killed after being struck by a car whereas driving in Adelaide.

Australian media stories mentioned Dennis had been charged with inflicting dying by harmful driving, endangering life and driving with out due care. The stories mentioned he had been launched on bail to look on the Adelaide Magistrates Courtroom in March.

Hoskins, 32, competed for Australia on the London and Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Police mentioned emergency companies had been referred to as to an tackle in Medindie, an Adelaide suburb, at round 8pm on Saturday, following stories a girl had been struck by a car.

Police mentioned the lady, later recognized as Hoskins, suffered critical accidents and died after being taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Hoskins competed on the 2012 and 2016 Olympics on the observe within the workforce pursuit and was within the squad that gained the 2015 world title within the occasion.

In keeping with Australian media Hoskins’ husband Rohan Dennis has been charged after her dying

“Melissa described her workforce pursuit gold medal on the 2015 World Championships because the spotlight of her profession however for the remainder of us, the spotlight was simply having her round,” AusCyling chief govt Marne Fechner mentioned in a press release.

“Though she retired in 2017, her presence as an alumnus of the game has been felt and appreciated by many within the biking and driving neighborhood.”

The Australia Olympic Committee [AOC] said: “The AOC has expressed the utmost disappointment on the lack of Olympic bike owner Melissa Hoskins after the tragic occasions in Adelaide.

“Our condolences go to Melissa’s household, pals and the biking neighborhood at this extraordinarily tough time.”

Hoskins additionally competed in highway biking for a number of years with Australian workforce GreenEDGE.

Dennis, 33, gained two world titles within the highway time trial, in addition to silver within the workforce pursuit on the London Olympics and bronze within the highway time trial on the Tokyo Olympics.

He grew to become the seventh Australian to put on the yellow jersey as race chief on the Tour de France by profitable the opening time trial in 2015, setting a race file for his common velocity.

Dennis, who has retired from aggressive biking, was named Australian bike owner of the 12 months in 2015 and 2018 and gained the 2015 Tour Down Underneath in his residence metropolis of Adelaide. After his retirement and their marriage in 2018, the Dennis household relocated to Adelaide from Europe.

An announcement from the state police of South Australia launched on Sunday mentioned a 32-year-old lady died in hospital after being hit by a automotive in an interior northern suburb of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.

Police mentioned a 33-year-old man has been arrested and charged with inflicting dying by harmful driving, driving with out due care and endangering life.

The driving force was identified to the lady and given bail to look in courtroom on March 13, police mentioned.

A police spokesperson mentioned they don’t verify the names of victims or accused concerned in an incident.

Hoskins and Dennis had been this month scheduled to participate in an occasion on the Tour Down Underneath in Adelaide.

“We’re devastated by the information of Melissa Hoskins’ dying. It is a particularly tragic state of affairs which has seen the lack of a younger mum and champion bike owner,” Tour Down Underneath organisers mentioned in a press release.

“Given the circumstances, Rohan Dennis will now not be taking part.”