EuroMillions winner Anthony Canty, 39, dies after suspected hit-and-run in Essex
Cyclist Anthony Canty, who won £1m on EuroMillions in 2020, died from a brain injury after a suspected hit-and-run in Tiptree, Essex. An 18-year-old driver has been arrested.
EuroMillions winner killed in suspected hit-and-run on Essex road
Cyclist Anthony Canty, 39, died on 25 May from a traumatic brain injury sustained four days earlier in a suspected hit-and-run in Tiptree, Essex, bbc.co.uk reports. The collision occurred at 06:30 BST on Maldon Road, where Canty was struck by a car while cycling towards Great Totham.
Canty was taken to the Royal London Hospital following the incident on 21 May, where he died from his injuries. An inquest into his death, opened and adjourned in June, confirmed the circumstances of the collision.
His wife Kate, who is pregnant with the couple's third child, described losing him as "the worst pain imaginable". "Every day feels overwhelming and we are completely lost without him," she said.
"He was a hardworking, loving family man with the biggest heart. He had a heart of gold and would do anything for anyone. He was the life and soul of the party and lit up every room he walked into with his big smile, his charm and his character."
Kate Canty said the family is "completely broken" by his death. "I have lost my husband, my two girls have lost their dad, and he will never get to meet our unborn baby," she added. "The only comfort I have is knowing how loved he was."
Canty had made national headlines in May 2020 when he scooped the £1m EuroMillions jackpot, just days after saving the life of a police officer — a combination of events that attracted widespread media attention at the time.
Essex Police arrested the 18-year-old driver of a Ford KA on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving while unfit through drink or drugs, and failing to stop after an accident. The driver remained under investigation, police said. Authorities have appealed for any witnesses to the collision to come forward.
Source: The Sun