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| Widow's appeal after hit-and-run | Widow's appeal after hit-and-run |
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| The widow of a cyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run crash has appealed for witnesses to come forward. | The widow of a cyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run crash has appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
| Gorden Kay, 34, of Kearsley, Greater Manchester, was found collapsed with leg and spine injuries next to his bicycle early last Tuesday morning. | Gorden Kay, 34, of Kearsley, Greater Manchester, was found collapsed with leg and spine injuries next to his bicycle early last Tuesday morning. |
| His widow, Shirley, who was expecting their sixth child, said she needed to understand how he died. | His widow, Shirley, who was expecting their sixth child, said she needed to understand how he died. |
| "Put yourself in my shoes - five kids, pregnant, not knowing why and not knowing what's happened," she said. | "Put yourself in my shoes - five kids, pregnant, not knowing why and not knowing what's happened," she said. |
| "Think about it and give us the answers we need. I've got to keep myself strong for the baby. | "Think about it and give us the answers we need. I've got to keep myself strong for the baby. |
| "It was our decision to have a last child and I've got to bring that child into this world." | "It was our decision to have a last child and I've got to bring that child into this world." |
| Shirley Kay is expecting the couple's sixth child | |
| The couple have two sons and three daughters aged between one and nine and Mr Kay had a son and a daughter from a previous relationship. | The couple have two sons and three daughters aged between one and nine and Mr Kay had a son and a daughter from a previous relationship. |
| Mr Kay, a crane driver and former Army cadet, cycled to work on the same route for 14 months. | |
| Police said the driver may be unaware of the accident. | |
| Anyone who witnessed the accident in the Moses Gate area of Little Lever is asked to contact police. | Anyone who witnessed the accident in the Moses Gate area of Little Lever is asked to contact police. |
| Det Insp Simon Davies said CCTV images showed a large number of pedestrians and motorists in the area at the time. | |
| He said: "People have come forward and given us new lines of inquiry, which we are following up. We need people to continue to come forward to fill in the missing parts of the jigsaw." |