By David Tilson

While Orewa police continue in their hunt for the driver who struck and killed local GP Graham Robinson last week, it has emerged that the vehicle cut in on the cyclist and then veered away.

Scene studies by Orewa police show the vehicle passed Dr Robinson’s riding companion prior to swerving into Dr Robinson, the NZ Herald reports.

Detective Mark Palma of Orewa police said the second cyclist, riding about 25 metres behind, yelled a warning that a vehicle was coming, prompting Dr Robinson to move further to the left. Dr Robinson suffered fatal injuries in the incident on Peake Rd near Helensville, northwest of Auckland.

Detective Palma said police did not know if the move had been deliberate.

The vehicle was a white or off-white Toyota ute, possibly from the 1980s or 1990s.

Since Dr Robinson’s death, the charity that he had been cycling to benefit, the Heart Foundation, has attracted almost $10,000.