The wife of a factory worker who was killed by a colleague in an accidental collision broke down in court as she described the moment she told her children their father had died. Paul Heenan suffered a fatal brain injury after being knocked off his bike by workmate Gareth Robbins.
The 40-year-old father-of-two was cycling home from the Yuasa battery factory in Ebbw Vale on April 10, 2020, when Robbins, 33, pulled his Peugeot alongside Mr Heenan to say "I'll see you in the morning skip." But he drove the vehicle too close to the cyclist and the nearside of the car collided with the handlebars of the bike, causing Mr Heenan to be thrown into the air
The deceased was not wearing a helmet, hit his head on the surface of the road and suffered catastrophic head injuries. He never regained consciousness and died in hospital a day later.
