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London cyclist killed in collision with tipper truck 03/04/2014

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  1. Focus
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    London cyclist killed in collision with tipper truck

    "... The incident happened at around 10am in Ludgate Circus, reports London 24, and is the third time a rider has been killed in the capital this year.
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    A photo posted on Twitter by @G4Lycra appears to show the truck was turning left.

    ..."

    First impressions from the photo would suggest the bike was travelling on the main road and the truck came out of the junction, since the truck isn't stopped anywhere near the kerb. That might be the bike obscured by the truck door. of course, that's just conjecture and I've no idea who even had right of way at that point.

    Sad anyway you look at it.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. Focus
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    Photo in BBC report seems to confirm location of collision.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. gembo
    Member

    How terrible

    Posted 11 years ago #

  4. Stickman
    Member

    Not again. Horrible.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. algo
    Member

    This is awful. Another HGV causing a tragic death

    Posted 11 years ago #

  6. Dangerous
    Member

    @Focus

    Did you really need to speculate on the cause of the accident ?

    You can find answers to most of your questions on either lfgss.com or standard.co.uk

    (Un?)Fortunately there were a lot of witnesses. It is a very busy junction just next to City Thameslink railway station.

    This junction was on my commute for a few years.

    Some facts not speculation. Both the truck and cyclist were heading East along Fleet Street. The truck was turning left into Farringdon Street.

    Not shown in the pictures but the approach to the lights is downhill.

    Gembo, Stickman thanks for your kind comments.

    Regardless of whom was at fault someone died.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  7. Focus
    Member

    I don't see any problem trying to work out what happened. It's not like I apportioned blame.

    Thank you for the links anyway.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  8. Dangerous
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    @Focus

    Maybe I over-reacted.

    However your post read: News - Cyclist dead followed by speculation and then "sad" being tagged on at the end in line 15.

    It's not wrong to wonder what happened. I am more interested in whom it was. There were photos available showing the position of the bike and what was behind the Driver's door. It is a busy junction with lots of offices nearby and next to City Thameslink station. There were a lot of witnesses so I don't think you'll have long to wait for more info.

    Update:

    Lorry Driver has been arrested.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  9. Focus
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    Different interpretations of my words, I guess.

    My feeling of saying how sad it was at the end was as a postscript. Facts, thoughts, feelings. Feelings at the end, summing up how the preceding words made me feel. Certainly not 'tagged on' in my mind, instead deliberately separated from what I typed above to stand out.

    Obviously, I can see why you'd be particularly interested in who it was, being an area you've ridden in. To me, it's simply a tragedy, no matter where it happened. Neither feeling is more right than the other, just from slightly different perspectives.

    I think, though I stand to be corrected, it's fairly standard to arrest a driver in a case like this, if there's any possibility (or ambiguity?) of wrong-doing. I certainly hope justice is done, and swiftly, if blame can be assessed.

    Posted 11 years ago #

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