The family of a 21-year-old cyclist who died after he was struck by a car have vowed to continue to fight for justice, after an inquest heard that he might have survived if the motorist had not been speeding.

Sam Crisp died when his bike was in collision with a Vauxhall Corsa at about 5.15pm on Thursday, May 3 last year, in Sprowston Road, Norwich, close to the junction with Templemere.

Yesterday's Norwich inquest heard that the car driver, Jamie Maund, at first told police that he had not been travelling above the 30mph speed limit.

But he later admitted speeding after investigators found that he was travelling at 38mph, and he was fined by Norwich magistrates on December 5 last year. His licence was also endorsed with three points.

The inquest heard that Mr Crisp would have had a better chance of surviving the collision, if Mr Maund had been travelling at 30mph.

After the inquest, Mr Crisp's mother, Patricia Crisp, and her sister, Dawn Copland said: 'We will continue to fight for justice and will take legal advice on what to do.'

The inquest heard that Mr Crisp, a newspaper scanner from Templemere, Norwich, cycled onto Sprowston Road from Mr Maund's offside, and he did not see the car coming.

He was cycling home after meeting his mother at Anglia Square shopping centre.

As reported, Mr Crisp's mother had been travelling in a bus behind him, which arrived at the scene just 10 minutes after the fatal crash.

A tearful Mr Maund told the inquest: 'I'm sorry and I wish it had never happened.'

The front seat passenger in the car, Mr Maund's friend, Sam Marshall told the inquest that Mr Crisp 'came from nowhere'. He said that his friend had swerved and braked to avoid the collision.

Another witness, Katie Clements, said that it appeared as if the cyclist had collided with the car, rather than the other way round.

Collision investigator Pc Simon Hall said Mr Maund's speed of 38mph meant he had insufficient time and distance to avoid the collision.

He also said that Mr Maund had been accelerating 'more than he should have been' after negotiating the Sprowston Road roundabout.

He added: 'Why Mr Crisp failed to see Mr Maund's car is unknown.'

Norfolk coroner William Armstrong recorded a verdict of death as a result of a road traffic collision.

He added: 'From what I have been told Sam was a bright, cheerful, happy young man who had everything to live for.'

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