Driver won't be charged over fatal cycling crash

Manawatu police will not lay charges against the female driver involved in a fatal cycling crash near Bunnythorpe.

The cyclist, 75-year-old Rex Dalzell, died from head injuries in hospital on Friday afternoon caused by the the mid-morning collision.

The former Massey University education lecturer's funeral will be held on Wednesday.

Constable Darrell Cowan says the 58-year-old Feilding driver will not be charged in relation to the incident.

The cause of the collision is expected to be released tomorrow.

- Newstalk ZB