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Woman cyclist crushed to death by lorry as she turns corner



A CYCLIST was crushed to death in a collision with a lorry in south London.

The woman, in her thirties, died at the scene on the Elephant and Castle roundabout at about 3pm yesterday.

Witnesses told how the woman became trapped between railings and the near side of the truck as she turned the corner at the same time as the vehicle.

A restaurant worker who saw the accident, and did not want to be named, said: "She tried to come inside the lorry as it was turning. I don't think he saw her at all because she was right at the back.

"But she was crushed under the rear wheels. It was an awful sight. She was still conscious at first, but really badly injured and bleeding heavily."

An air ambulance helicopter attended but paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene.

Arthur Courtney, 62, who was drinking at the Rockingham Arms when the collision occurred across the road in Newington Causeway, said: "I don't think it was the driver's fault.

"She came in at the back just as he was turning and he couldn't have seen her.

"There was something on her head, but I can't be sure if it was a helmet or a hat."

Traffic was disrupted for more than three hours as the busy road was closed to vehicles.

The Evening Standard's Safer Cycling campaign has called for more cycle-friendly streets and for trucks to be fitted with extra safety mirrors.

In a separate accident, a woman was left fighting for her life after being hit by a bus in Oxford Street yesterday afternoon.

The 60-year-old was taken to hospital with head injuries after the collision with a route 25 bendy bus and remains in a critical condition.

Police are also appealing for witnesses to a road collision in east London that led to the death of a 19-year-old student.

Mohammed Bhurya was killed as he was hit by a car while crossing High Street North on a pedestrian crossing at around 12.10am on Tuesday.

Anyone with information on any of the accidents should call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Source Evening Standard

I suppose that once again this will be seen as the fault of the driver of the big smelly nasty lorry ? even though there are two seperate witness statements of what has happened.
Sorry to be callous but this woman has died because of her own bloody stupidity .
Cyclists must become more responsible for their own actions

Vascoingles wrote:
I suppose that once again this will be seen as the fault of the driver of the big smelly nasty lorry ? even though there are two seperate witness statements of what has happened.
Sorry to be callous but this woman has died because of her own bloody stupidity .
Cyclists must become more responsible for their own actions

Of course it's the driver's fault Paul. He should have had his psychic powers turned on. This is as clear cut a case of Darwinism as you are likely to find.

Vascoingles wrote:
Woman cyclist crushed to death by lorry as she turns corner



The Evening Standard's Safer Cycling campaign has called for more cycle-friendly streets and for trucks to be fitted with extra safety mirrors.



Source Evening Standard
How many more mirrors do they think can be fitted to a truck
Any more and it will have the opposite effect
Condolences to the family for their loss.
But until cyclists realise that an artic or even a rigid come to that cut into corners there will be more incidents like this

Absolutely right Mark and welcome to OLT.

Thanks for the welcome Tim, I hope to spend as much time on here as I do on the other forums