Five Paralympic gold medalist Kieran Modera was killed in a bicycle accident near Gawler, north of Adelaide.
The father of three was riding a bike on the Kingford Highway. Just after 7: 00 in the morning, he was stuck in a car. Despite the paramedics` efforts to save his life, he death on the spot.
News: the police are at the scene and have begun to investigate what caused the accident.
It is well known that the 47-year-old has achieved outstanding results not only in cycling, but also in track and field and swimming, overcoming visual impairment since his birth and winning the highest level of competition.
The police are now investigating what caused the accident.
The swimmer and double cyclist won five gold and five bronze medals at the 1988-2016 Paralympic Games and two silver medals at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
The Royal Association for the Blind called Modra a "longtime supporter and friend". "
At this difficult time, we express our condolences to his wife Kerry and Modera`s family, "the group said in a Facebook post."
Modra was awarded the Australian Medal in 2014 for his service to people with sports and visual impairment. He was one of four children, born in Lincoln Port and grew up on a farm before Adelaide High School.
News 9: despite the best efforts of the paramedics, Modra still death on the spot
His sister Tania won two gold medals for double bicycle pilots at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games.
Australian Paralympic CEO Lynn Anderson said the news shocked the Australian Paralympic Games. "We were shocked," Anderson said. "We were completely devastated."
"We express our deepest condolences to Kieran`s wife Kerry and their three children, as well as to many of them at the Paralympic Games, especially the disabled cycling race, which will be shocked by this tragedy. We will grieve with you.
Photo taken after Paralympic cyclist Kieran Modra and pilot Tyson Laurence won the men`s 4000-meter chase at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Police chief Bob Gray said it was too early to determine the cause of the crash and it was not clear whether the driver would be prosecute.
Modra`s death brought the number of road traffic death in South Australia to 97 in 2019, including seven in the past week. In the same period last year, the number of death was 63.
