A dad died on his morning commute after falling off his bicycle without a helmet because two cats fighting in the street cut across his path and got stuck in his wheels. Chris Reeves, 52, a Network Rail signaller from Rugby , Warwickshire, was airlifted to Walsgrave Hospital (UHCW) in Coventry after falling off his bike on July 30 2024. The father-of-two suffered a serious brain injury and despite doctors performing an emergency operation to release pressure in his head, he died five days later surrounded by friends and family.
His son Dominic Reeves, 20, who is studying video game design at Birmingham City University , described the freak accident as being “unimaginably unfair” and said his father was a “big, soft friendly giant” who “deserves the very best”. Dominic has launched a fundraiser to give his father a proper send-off and said he would have wanted everyone to remember the good times and have a “big piss-up”. “He was only about five minutes away from work – he nearly got there,” Dominic told PA Real Life .
“You never think it’s going to happen to you until it does. “It’s tough to say because I want my dad back, but his injuries could have been lessened or he could have been completely fine if he was wearing a helmet. “So wear a bloody helmet.
” Chris was found semi-conscious by a passer-by on Abbey Street in Rugby at around 5.30am on July 30 after falling off his bike and hitting his head. CCTV footage from an adjacent garage later .