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Father of two identified as cyclist killed in hit-and-run as police hunt driver

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  • Police are still searching for the driver of a white Toyota Prado that fatally struck cyclist Joseph Paratore, 40, on North Lake Road in Perth's south on Tuesday morning. Police say the 4WD hit him about 5.20am and he died at the scene.
  • CCTV released by police shows the vehicle speeding past shortly after the collision. Mr Paratore, a husband and father of two boys, was remembered by friends and the cycling community.
  • WestCycle's chief executive said the death was the sixth cycling death in WA this year, and called for stronger protections for cyclists.
Father of two identified as cyclist killed in hit-and-run as police hunt driver
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