Road grit plan after bike deaths

Road safety measures are expected to be approved by a council following criticisms at an inquest into Britain's worst cycling accident.

Four members of Rhyl Cycling Club were killed when a car skidded into them after hitting a patch of ice on a road near Abergele in January 2006.

New safety proposals will go before Conwy Council on Wednesday.

Proposals include more grit on icy roads, and hand-held computers for up-to-date weather forecasts.

Thomas Harland, 14, Maurice Broadbent, 61, Dave Horrocks, 55, and Wayne Wilkes, 42, died while on a 60-mile (96.5km) practice ride between the Great Orme and Llanrwst.

They were hit by motorist Robert Harris on the A547 Rhuddlan Road on an icy day.