Shocking video shows moment Edinburgh white van driver knocks cyclist off bike after 'hitting pedestrian minutes earlier'
Sounds pretty appalling. Deliberately ran the cyclist down.
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Cyclist down - Bristo Place
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Posted 5 years ago #
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Well done the cyclist who gave chase and the man who turned on his helmetcam.
Posted 5 years ago # -
Seems a huge disconnect between what the witness is saying and Polis Scotland.
"Drivers were following him and a delivery boy on his bike had given chase. The van couldn't move because of the red light and the boy was photographing his registration number while the driver was shouting and swearing at him. He then moved the van and basically flattened the guy. He must have panicked as the police were racing up towards him."
"He even had a woman and a wee Jack Russell on the front seats, and a disabled blue badge so it is a distinctive vehicle.
"I gave police a statement and hope they catch the guy. He was a nut. Really dangerous and desperate."
compared with
"A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "Police Scotland can confirm that a call relating to a road crash between a cyclist and a van in Forrest Road in Edinburgh was received at 4.45pm on Wednesday 30 October 2019.
"The male caller did not leave any details and police have not been able to trace or speak to him yet. Police Scotland is also aware of footage posted on line which relates to a crash between a cyclist and van, which may have taken place in Bristo Place in Edinburgh, a road which runs off Forrest Road."
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Polis Scotland need to get their finger out, not for the first time.
Posted 5 years ago # -
Saw the aftermath, but didn't stop as the cyclist was being cared for already.
I'd been coming up Candlemaker Row, but the timing was such that I didn't see anything bar the van leaving the scene and the cameras didn't catch anything (wrong angle).
Robert
Posted 5 years ago # -
This looks awful and particularly sobering given it's my commute route. Sounds like there is a lot more to the story. Presumably they got away despite the witness' belief they were being pursued by police?
No evidence of anything at 5.30pm when I went through last night.
Posted 5 years ago # -
There was an ambulance approaching on "blues and twos" - the witness could have mistaken that for a police car. It got stuck behind a bus, so could easily have been obscured from many angles, whilst still audible.
Robert
Posted 5 years ago # -
That's pretty shocking... I left work early yesterday, but was still on the towpath at that point else could have been at risk of getting involved too.
Posted 5 years ago # -
It highlights an issue rather too common with both road rage and hit & run-style incidents.
If a raging driver leaves their vehicle, they tend to leave the engine running (dangerous & illegal), and after assualting their victim, jump back in & drive off. Turning the engine off, removing the keys and placing them somewhere 'safe' with the vehicle should ensure the assailant remains for the Police to arrive. Taking the keys away is theft.
For the Forest Row incident there might be as need to reach in through the driver's window, or take more drastic action, to secure the keys and turn off the engine, acting fast with the unexpected move to reach the keys and stop the vehicle.
A measure of last resort may also be to inflict damage on the vehicle that makes it easily spotted, and likely to require replacement parts (break head/tail lights, wing mirrors)
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