Bristol-based stockbroker Rayhan Qadar sacked, ridiculed for tweet about hitting a cyclist

HE said it was just a joke, but a stockbroker’s tweet about running over a cyclist has left him jobless and in trouble with the law.

A POOR taste joke about running over a cyclist has landed a stockbroker in hot water with police and out of a job.

Rayhan Qadar was sacked and forced to apologise for the joke after tweeting on Monday: “Think I just hit a cyclist. But I’m late for work so had to drive off lol”.

The Telegraph reports police were alerted to the offensive tweet and Qadar was let go by financial firm Hargreaves Lansdown.

A spokesman for the Bristol-based firm said Qadar had “failed to conduct (himself) to the standards we expect of our staff”.

“We find these online comments totally unacceptable,” the spokesman said.

“Upon becoming aware of the issue we have terminated this person’s employment with immediate effect.”

Qadar, a Cardiff University graduate who goes by “Ray Pew” on Twitter, received backlash online.

Matt Morrison wrote: “I can hear the sound of all the screengrabs from here.”

Greater Manchester Police added: “If you hit a cyclist, you are obliged to stop.

“I suggest you call 101 as soon as possible, I will forward the details on.”

Twitter user Annabel Staff said: “Dear oh dear, you ignorant p***k, hopefully you won’t have a job to get to by the end of the day, enjoy going to court £Scum.”

Marc Etches added: “Some people don’t deserve to be on our roads. You obviously don’t have a brain as you actually tweeted this to the world.”

A friend of Qadar defended him and said it was “clearly a joke”.

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