Monday, 26 September 2016

Blair’s ex-bodyguard killed in bike race crash.



 


Ian Bashford with the former prime minister in 2000. He died while competing in the Duo Normand raceADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

A former Metropolitan police officer who protected Tony Blair and other politicians was killed when a van hit him 200 metres from the finish line during a cycling race.

Ian Bashford, 60, was competing with his friend Peter Gray in the 35th Duo Normand race in Marigny, northern France, when he was struck by a race support vehicle.
French police are investigating the death. The 27-year-old driver of the van was taken to hospital suffering from shock.
Mr Bashford, treasurer and membership secretary of the Old Portlians cycling club in southeast London, was said to have been peddling at about…

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