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He was killed after a collision with a van on the A82 road. Born in Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, MacIntyre moved to Fort William when he was ten years old. On 15 January 2008, MacIntyre was involved in a collision with a van at Carrs Corner on the A82 road in Fort William.
He was airlifted to hospital, but died of his injuries on the way.
MacIntyre was married and had twin daughters, who were eight years old at the time of his death. A memorial fund launched by the Braveheart Cycling Fund to provide assistance to MacIntyre"s family had, as of 17 January 2008, raised £8,000.
Robert MacTaggart, the driver of the council van involved in the crash was later fined £500 and had his driving licence suspended for six months after pleading guilty to the charge of careless driving. On the first anniversary of his death, MacIntyre"s family placed a ghost bike at Carrs Corner as a permanent memorial.