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Charity ride cyclists killed in A30 lorry collision are named | |
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Two cyclists who died after being struck by a lorry during a charity ride from Land's End to John O'Groats have been named. | |
Andrew McMenigall, 48, and Toby Wallace, 36, were killed in the crash on the A30 in Cornwall on Tuesday. | |
Mr McMenigall, from Edinburgh, was a senior investment manager with Aberdeen Asset Management. He was married with two daughters. | |
Colleague Toby Wallace, 36, worked in the firm's Philadelphia office. | |
The 31-year-old driver of the lorry involved in the crash near Summercourt was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. | |
The man, from Holsworthy in Devon, has been released on bail until October. | |
The road was closed for seven-and-a-half hours after the collision. | |
The two cyclists were on a charity ride to raise funds for the Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust, which was set up in memory of a colleague who lost her battle with cancer in October 2011. | |
Mr McMenigall was a tri-athlete who graduated as an Army officer from Sandhurst before completing an MBA at Edinburgh University. | |
Mr Wallace was married, and was a senior relationship manager for the company. | |
He joined the firm in 2000 as a graduate trainee from Jesus College, Cambridge, where he had been on the winning team in the 1998 and 1999 University Boat Races. | |
In 2012, Mr Wallace was a member of an eight-man crew which rowed across the Atlantic to raise money for the Kirsten Scott Memorial Trust. | |
Martin Gilbert, chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management, said: "I knew both Andrew and Toby well. | |
"They were dedicated and popular members of our senior team. The fact that they died in such tragic circumstances while trying to help others less fortunate tells you much about their selflessness and humanity. | |
"This is a terrible time for the company. More importantly our thoughts are with the families of Andrew and Toby. | |
"We will be doing everything we can to support them." |