A WIDNES motorist appeared in Liverpool Crown Court today charged with causing the death of a cyclist.

Raymond Price, 40, of The Caravan Park, Tanhouse Lane is accused of driving a Mazda carelessly on Robin Park Road in Wigan on May 14 last year.

The 34-year-old victim Mark Robinson, who was engaged to be married, died later in hospital following the collision.

Judge Clement Goldstone, QC, the Recorder of Liverpool, was told by defence lawyer Martyn Walsh that Price would be denying the offence but this did not take place as a copy of the indictment was unavailable.

He was further remanded on bail until April 11 to enter his plea and a date for his three day trial was fixed to start on June 13.