82岁的鲍勃·蒙哥马利在完成穿越澳大利亚的长距离募捐骑行仅一天后去世[1][2]。蒙哥马利与18岁的孙子耗时六周从西澳布鲁姆骑行至悉尼西南部的鲍勒尔，总距离为5200公里[1]。这次活动为运动神经元病新南威尔士州慈善机构筹集了约104,965澳元[1]，这是他第六次为该机构进行州际募捐骑行[2]。
关于蒙哥马利的死亡，两个来源报道存在差异。据第一个来源，蒙哥马利在悉尼南部郊区阿恩克利夫的M5东隧道附近发生单车事故，一辆汽车撞上了他的车辆，事故发生在晚上7时左右，他随后在圣乔治医院被宣布死亡[1]。另一个来源则报道，蒙哥马利在完成旅程抵达鲍勒尔的周日后不久，于周一派对后经历了医疗突发情况而去世，他的妻子珍妮在场陪伴[2]。蒙哥马利之前的募捐骑行共筹集了近30万澳元[2]。
Bob Montgomery, an 82-year-old charity cyclist, died one day after completing a ride across Australia to raise funds for motor neurone disease. [1][2] Montgomery and his 18-year-old grandson spent six weeks cycling from Broome in Western Australia to Bowral in Sydney's southwest, covering approximately 5,200 kilometres. [1][2]
The sources differ on the circumstances of his death. According to one account, Montgomery was struck by a car near the M5 East tunnel in Arncliffe, a southern suburb of Sydney, around 7 p.m. on the evening after completing the ride, and was pronounced dead at St George Hospital. [1] Another source reports that he experienced a medical emergency shortly after arriving in Bowral on Sunday and attending a celebration party, with his wife Jenny present at the time. [2]
The ride, titled "One Last Ride," marked Montgomery's sixth interstate fundraising cycling journey for Motor Neurone Disease NSW. [1][2] The expedition raised approximately 104,965 to 105,000 Australian dollars for the charity. [1][2] Over his previous fundraising rides, Montgomery had collected close to 300,000 Australian dollars for the organisation. [2] MND NSW Chief Executive Officer Liam O'Meara remembered him as a "dear friend and tireless supporter" of the cause. [2]