2014-04-04 - Rider Down/Fatality, Clapham

A 26-year-old cyclist has died following a hit-and-run involving a car in Clapham.

Police were called to Clapham Manor Street, south London, at 10.25am on Friday after the cyclist was hit by the black BMW 5 series car, which failed to stop.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cyclist-aged-26-killed-in-hitandrun-in-clapham-9244858.html

http://www.met.police.uk/pressbureau/Bur07/page05.htm

Fucking hell. RIP, and thoughts with family/those left behind.

Jesus.

Rest in peace.
My thoughts are with your loved ones.

Horrible news

RlP

Rip

Sad times :(

I cycle almost daily near there, I'm the same age, I'm a cyclist, makes you think twice.

RIP.

RIP
hope you are peace
just cycled on that stretch of road an hour ago from work
thought with your loved ones

Hit and run .... what a horror. Our thoughts are with all his friends and family .

Awful. Disgusting.

Too late for this poor man but let's hope justice is done.

:(

I was emailed about this but hadn't yet been near a computer to post a thread about it. I'm sad to hear that the rider has passed away in the mean time.

My condolences to the rider's Family and Friends.

Another very sad day. Another waste of a young life. My thoughts are with his family and friends.

Another horrible day. RIP rider. Ride on!

RIP Rider

http://road.cc/content/news/115873-police-appeal-witnesses-after-hit-and-run-death-cyclist-clapham

"black BMW 5 series car with black tinted windows"

RIP to the rider. Such a tragedy.

Police name cyclist as Leon Richards. RIP: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cyclist-aged-26-killed-in-clapham-hitandrun-9244858.html

RIP Rider. Thoughts with friends and family.

Rip

Greetings and love,

Mmmnnn another awful incident. I am not using 'accident' to describe this, as the car left the scene.

For those not familiar with SW4, there is lots of disruption around the Old Town as it is being re-modelled and so the streets such as Clapham Manor Street are being used as rat runs between the Old town and the high street. Last week, particularly, was chaos...

I know this as a cyclist who uses these roads. I know this as someone who drives our works van on these roads.

My thoughts are with the poor cyclists' family and friends.

Clapham high street is monitored heavily with cctv, so let us hope that the car is identified, driver caught and they throw the book at them.

What a tragic waste of a young life....

Ride
In
Peace

Let us all take care on the road.... and let us all give thanks,
Tim

FFS. What is wrong with people.

Sad stuff. I hope his family and friends get some justice.

Sad news again. Thoughts with Leon's family and those that loved him.

Update from the Standard: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cyclist-killed-by-hitandrun-driver-in-clapham-may-have-been-targeted-in-a-gangland-attack-9246400.html

I can't even think straight after reading this..
Awful news.

my thoughts and prayers are with the rider, his family and friends.