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@skidlidsid
Sad story this morning.
Following a guy on road bike this morning up Clarence Avenue towards Clapham when I spot a squirrel bounding across the road.
Mr. Squirrel sees the approaching bike and stops in the middle of the road (almost on a crossing, actually)... but then has a mad impulse to keep going and throws himself under the roadie's back wheel.
Clearly severely injured, but not dead, Mr. Squirrel flails about for a good few seconds until it becomes clear that there's only one option. Roadie had to put the poor thing out of its misery.
Poor bloke was clearly shaken by the whole thing. Unfortunately it was definitely the right thing to do.
RIP Mr Squirrel.
Roadie - hope you weren't too shaken and got to your destination safely.
:( /10