2012-07-05 - Rider Down/Fatality, Uxbridge Rd/Saxon Road (London)

Thursday 5th July at 2.00pm
A 60 year old cyclist was killed by a left turning lorry at the junction with Uxbridge Road and Saxon Road in Southall.
This information has come from a close friend of the driver involved so it is difficult to imagine it being incorrect.

I am struggling to get confirmation, if anyone is able to provide citation it would be greatly appreciated.

The only evidence I can currently locate are acknowledgements of there being an incident and comments from unknowns on Twitter:

TfL Traffic News ‏@TfLTrafficNews
Southall - there's been an accident on The Broadway (A4020) near Saxon Road, closures are in place and traffic is heavy in both directions

BBC London Travel ‏@BBCTravelAlert
Southall: The Broadway closed in both directions,accident, between Saxon Road and A312 The Parkway {BR}

Shanila P. ‏@Shaneelios
A cyclist in Southall got run over today. That's so sad :( Imagine how heartbreaking it must have been for his family!

Shanila P. ‏@Shaneelios
A cyclist in Southall got run over today. That's so sad :( Imagine how heartbreaking it must have been for his family!

Chorna™ ‏@goldleaf_
Cyclist killed by a truck at a road junction on Southall Broadway. #Southall

Keeping Up With Muna ‏@munaamoo
A cyclist died in Southall... Buses on diversion

Fuck. That's horrible.

RIP

Terrible news
Fingers crossed it is not true

Confirmation from the LCC:

LondonCyclingCampaig ‏@london_cycling
Confirmed distressing news of 2 more London cyclist fatalities: HGV-related in Ealing last wk, car crash in Croydon today

Unbelievable series of stories. x

RiP

Very sad news... from the Met press office:-

Police are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision in Southall Broadway on Thursday, 5 July.

Shortly after 14.00hrs officers were called to reports of a collision between a four-axle tipper lorry and a cyclist at the junction with Saxon Road.

Officers and London Ambulance Service attended but the cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin have been informed. A post-mortem examination took place on 6 July at Uxbridge Mortuary and we await the results.

Formal identification has taken place and the deceased can be confirmed as Tarsem Dari, 60, from Southall.

The 34-year-old male driver of the tipper lorry stopped at the scene. He was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, taken into custody at a west London police station and later released on bail, to return in early November pending further enquiries.

The incident is being investigated by officers from the Road Death Investigation team at Northolt Traffic Garage, who are appealing for any witnesses to contact them on 020 8842 1817.

Thank you for the clarification Charlie.
It's greatly appreciated.

Rest in peace.

2 announced in 1 day... harrowing day.

Awful and incredibly frustrating news. Thinking of the families.

RIP
x

more tragic news today, RIP :(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18779129

Thoughts and prayers to rider, family & friends

RIP. My thoughts are with Tarsem's family and friends.

very sad, my old commute too. southall is always lethal.
RIP

A lorry driver who killed a cyclist when turning left as he drove a tipper truck has walked free from court.

Paul O'Callaghan, 35, crushed Tarsem Dari when he was behind the wheel of a four-axle tipper truck in July 2012.

O'Callaghan, of Watford, originally denied causing Mr Dari's death, but changed his plea just days before he was due to stand trial in January this year.

Mr Dari, 60, died when he was crushed by the truck at the junction of Uxbridge Road and Saxon Road in Southall. The incident was caught on CCTV.

O'Callaghan was originally arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, but was allowed to admit the lesser charge of causing death by careless driving.

He was sentenced today at Isleworth Crown Court to a nine month sentence, suspended for two years. He was also ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work and disqualified from driving for 18 months.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/lorry-driver-walks-free-after-admitting-causing-death-of-cyclist-by-careless-driving-9176816.html

Terrible outcome.

Light sentence for dangerous truck driver responsible for cyclist's death - YouTube
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ITV London news report. The family are unhappy with the outcome and how the driver's "stress" was dwelt upon..

Just read this in the paper. 9 month suspended sentence. Ridiculous.