Motorists who left a cyclist to die in the road after he was knocked over by a stolen car were described as inhuman yesterday.

Instead of stopping, they simply swerved around him, and detectives believe that one may even have driven over the badly injured Stephen Wills, breaking both his legs.

By the time a passer-by finally raised the alarm, Mr Wills, 55, who had been riding home from a dinner, was already dead.

The self-employed plasterer was cycling down a dual carriageway in Manchester at about 3.30am last Saturday when he was knocked over by a stolen VW Golf. The car was later found burnt-out nearby.

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Witnesses said that instead of stopping to help Mr Wills as crucial minutes ticked by, other motorists steered around his body, and police believe one actually drove over him.

"It's a pretty sad state set of affairs when people refuse to stop to help a fellow human who is clearly in dire need of help," said a police source.

"Behaviour like this seems simply inhuman, and it's hard to believe that drivers refused to stop and help. What's worse is that one driver may have even driven over Stephen's legs before heading off.

"We can only assume in some cases it was more important to those drivers that they got home instead of stopping to help a dying man."

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