'All driver had to do was say sorry to me - now he's got to face the consequences for his actions'

A cyclist awarded over £4,000 in compensation after a driver crashed into him has said people need to 'own up their mistakes'.

Harry Gray, 29, was hit from behind when he was out cycling in Bolton. He was left injured following the collision - and was left even more stunned by the driver's reaction to the crash when he verbally abused him.

But after police failed to prosecute the driver - with Harry claiming 'they weren't bothered' - he decided to pursue action independently - and won thousands in a payout.

Describing the ordeal, he said: "I set off from the traffic light and I was at the front of the queue. As I got through the junction, the road narrowed and this guy hit me from behind.

"I landed pretty badly on my back. The driver was shocked at what had happened, but he displayed that through his anger. He was basically shouting at me, saying it was my fault and that I was in the way."

The pair exchanged details, and Harry was given a lift home in the back of a police van, alongside his damaged £900 road bike and broken equipment. Police did not criminally prosecute the driver, though, with Harry saying they 'weren't bothered' and had told him it was for insurers to deal with.

Harry said: “They [the police] weren’t even interested. They attended the scene, but they weren’t bothered at all, they said ‘oh it’s for the insurers to deal with’. I was like ‘great, I’m just an insurance claim on this, my body is just an insurance claim, it doesn’t matter that I was run over.’”

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After a friend suggested he contact no-win no-fee solicitors to make a claim, Harry decided to pursue the case further.

Despite having no video or photo evidence of the