Man Dies Soon After Buying His First Bike

Published: Friday, July 19, 2013, 13:39 [IST]

Barry Strang, a 59 year old resident of Wyoming, USA harboured a desire to own a bike since he was 15 years old. Later, when he got married his wife Pam objected to his idea of owning one because of the dangers involved. He complied and thus held onto his dreams for another 38 years.

Finally, when he reached a ripe age of 59 Barry's wife finally relented and the man finally got his chance to fulfill his childhood dream. He soon bought one, his choice of ride being a 2013 Harley Davidson Dyna. The man even posted a photograph of the bike, standing outside the dealership, on his Facebook page with the caption "44 years finally got one".

Sadly, fate had others thing in store for him. The man rode out of the dealership to meet his wife in a nearby casino, but 3 miles later he met with an accident. He collided with a tractor trailer and ended up underneath it, which killed him on the spot.

The local police suspect a likely cause for the accident may have been his unfamiliarity with the new bike.

Barry's wife said he did what he wanted to do his whole life. She added, "It's like my son said, ‘Dad went out with the biggest smile on his face.'"