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| Tandem crash deaths: More time for police to question man | Tandem crash deaths: More time for police to question man |
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| Police investigating the death of a couple on a tandem bicycle have been granted more time to question a 38-year-old man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. | Police investigating the death of a couple on a tandem bicycle have been granted more time to question a 38-year-old man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| A woman, 35, who was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving has been released on bail pending inquiries. | A woman, 35, who was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving has been released on bail pending inquiries. |
| Ross Simons, 34, and his wife Clare, 30, died at the scene of the incident in Hanham, near Bristol, on Sunday. | Ross Simons, 34, and his wife Clare, 30, died at the scene of the incident in Hanham, near Bristol, on Sunday. |
| A candle-lit vigil was held for the couple on Monday night. | A candle-lit vigil was held for the couple on Monday night. |
| The car involved in the apparent hit-and-run was being followed by police at the time of the incident. | |
| Avon and Somerset Police said an officer was alerted to a Citroen Picasso travelling along Lower Hanham Road at speed, shortly before 16:00 GMT on Sunday. | |
| A spokesman said the officer indicated to the car to stop but it made off. | |
| The officer began to follow the car but lost sight of it. | |
| 'Magic couple' | |
| Police said it struck another vehicle before colliding with the cyclists. | |
| The matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | |
| Speaking at the vigil, Mr Simons' sister Kelly Woodruff described her brother and his wife as "a magic couple" who were "made for each other". | |
| She said: "As you can see by the numbers [here], everyone loved them and to be taken away from us is heart-wrenching. | |
| "He was the best brother I could ever wish for and I don't really know how I'm going to live without him." | |
| She added: "I think, if you ask most people here, he probably fixed a roof or a car or done a garden or something for them out of the kindness of his heart. | |
| "Clare was equally as special. She had a heart of gold... and I was privileged to have her as a sister-in-law and a friend." | |
| The couple had been married for about 18 months. Friends said they had desperately wanted children and had just been given the go-ahead to start IVF treatment. | |
| Police are continuing house-to-house inquiries and officers are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision, or saw a blue Citroën Picasso in the area shortly before, to contact them. |