The autopsy report said that drugs (amphetamines) were found in his system but judged the overall cause of death as being a combination of heatstroke, oxygen depletion and physical exertion.Wilcockson refers to the race as "a kermesse race at Retié".Sources refer to this cyclist as Manuel Galera and as Manuel Galera Magdaleno.Maneul's last name is also sometimes spelled as "Santiesteban".Espinosa is also known as "José Antonio Espinosa Hernandez".Espinosa's accident and death occurred during a team time trial ("el Criterium de Fuenlabrada").Some sources render this cyclist's name as Saúl Morales Corral.

The only incident of multiple deaths from a team involved List of deaths of cyclists during competition or trainingCyclists who died during a race or because of an accident that happened during a raceCyclists who died during a race or because of an accident that happened during a raceThe total includes the professional pacemakers (14) and riders (33) but does not include injuries/deaths of bystanders. To this day they both lay there, clearly visible from the shore at Purton, a reminder of the Severn Bridge Disaster.The Severn Railway Bridge was finally demolished in 1967, the iron girders being sold to Chile for a road carrying viaduct. Cries for help were dearly heard by people on the banks of the river, including at Purton about a mile upstream.At this time the Chief Fire Officer and a Divisional Officer, who, with the Home Office Inspector, had been visiting stations, were travelling from Lydney to Cheltenham when a glow suddenly appeared in the sky in the direction of the River Severn.It was ascertained by radio to Fire Control that no call had been received to any fire in the area.As the glow persisted a visit was paid to Severn Bridge Station at the side of the river when, u;upon arrival, it was found that the surface of the river was alight as far as could be seen. (the last major alterations having been carried out in the 1870s), and in 2002 a major scheme to refurbish the docks was begun. It was not until 10th March 1968 - three months after the deadline - that another company, Swinnerton & Miller, finished the job with explosives.

Work to extend the Bullo Pill Railway through to Arlingham had reached the river’s midpoint when, on Friday 13th November 1812, an inrush of water flooded the excavation, leading to its abandonment. Soon after arrival, a message was received by radio to the effect that the helicopter had engine trouble and would not be available. On page 101 Mangan recounts some details of the infamous 1909 Friedenau (Berlin) track accident with nine spectators being killed and 52 others injured. The first documented deaths of competitive cyclists during competition or training date to the 1890s and early 1900s when the recently-invented safety or two-wheel bicycle made cycling more popular.

ARKENDALE H severely damaged by impact and fire and the whole of the contents of both vessels consisting of 351 tons of Premium petroleum spirit and 296 tons of petroleum fuel oil respectively destroyed by fireOne pier and two spans [each span about 170] of single track .75 mile long railway bridge destroyed by impact and collapse. He eventually swam from one bank to the other, a distance of about one mile, and when he reached the bank on the Lydney side, just sat there hollering. Caught by the fast-flowing current, they were pushed upstream towards the bridge. AN personnel and equipment were taken to Purton and the equipment was manhandled across the soft mud and sand to the vessels. They were also asked if their fire boat could be brought up to the scene of the incident, but is was understood that this could not be done.The Fire Service personnel loaded a row boat onto a lorry at Sharpness for transportation to Purton, a small hamlet about two miles upstream, where they assisted in manhandling it across the foreshore and launching it with the skipper of one of the tankers which had docked and one other man.

"The following athletes died while individually training for competitions or during scheduled breaks while participating in a professional race.

On 4th July 1969 SEVERN KING broke adrift and became impaled on the stump of pier 2 where she remained for some weeks before she could be refloated and towed to Sharpness for scrapping. With Tommy Carter in the boat was a local carpenter, Mr Henderson, both had to row in a zig zag fashion to avoid the flames. The tide took them into a pier of the Severn Railway Bridge and two spans came crashing down onto the barges. All lives were thankfully spared.But the network’s development through much of the 19th century, coupled with the financial rewards to be reaped from South Wales’ colossal coal reserves, were to spawn an abundance of similar visions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The fire was causing the fog to disperse and the estimated distance of vision was about half a mile.This information was passed to Fire Control by radio. Their construction did though claim the life of workman Thomas Roberts who plunged into the river from deck level, a distance of 70 feet, striking the staging on his way down.Crowds gathered at every vantage point to witness the first public train rumble over the structure on 17th October 1879. He ran back to the box to call the emergency services. one of which runs through the trees alongside the river and allows glimpses of the Severn through the branches. Rebuilding costs were estimated at £312,000 against £250,000 to dismantle it. This was an incident which would be always be remembered as The Severn Bridge Disaster in which two tanker barges and five men were lost.