Stockbroker Sacked from Job after Tweet

A stockbroker has been sacked from his job and is under police investigation after tweeting about hitting a cyclist and failing to stop because he was late for work.

Rayhan Qadar, 21, wrote:

"Think I just hit a cyclist. But I'm late for work so had to drive off lol."

Investigation the claim are Avon and Somerset police, who said:

"We are aware of a tweet regarding a collision between a car and a bike. We are looking into this now. Any witnesses call 101. If you've been involved in a collision please report it at your nearest police station."

However, Mr Qadar later apologised for the tweet, calling it a "bad taste joke". He said:

"I am 100% sorry. It was a joke gone bad. I understand now that I can't say things like that. If I did have an accident I would not drive away.

"I was literally late to work - that's the only true bit - and I tweet a lot of nonsense. Obviously it's not true. The only true bit is I was late for work.

"I say a lot of things like that on Twitter. People that follow me for a few years they know I talk a lot of nonsense really. That's all it was. It was a really dumb thing to say and now I've lost my job. I had no idea it would blow up like that."

"Obviously I regret it and I'm so sorry to anyone who thought I might have hit someone. I wouldn't ever drive away if I did. I'm in a bit of shock at the moment. I know it's foolish. I wouldn't do it again."

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