2016-05-23 Fatality - Selhurst

Very sad news. My heart goes out to this poor woman's friends and family.

The Police say

The 48-year-old lorry driver was arrested on suspicion of causing
death by careless driving and failing to stop at the scene. He has
since been bailed until a date in mid-September pending further
enquiries.

http://news.met.police.uk/news/update-driver-bailed-following-fatal-collision-165863

There is more detail on the crash here
http://m.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/14510931.Cyclist_in_her_20s_dies_after_being_hit_by_lorry_in_Croydon/

Very often photos of a crash scene can help us understand what happened and how it might have been prevented. In this case two photos tell us most of what we need to know.
This
https://twitter.com/CroydonCyclists/status/734809790384377856
and this
https://twitter.com/CroydonCyclists/status/734865869994622976

I have not yet seen photos of the lorry but it is described as a big articulated lorry with a trailer. I suspect it wasn't fitted with the type of 'direct vision' cab that would have given the driver a clear view of the road ahead.

Driver charged:

http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/lorry-driver-in-crash-which-killed-cyclist-madga-tadaj-charged/story-29932577-detail/story.html

Whoever built that cycle lane should be in the dock too.

The trial will take place in June. The driver has been charged with careless driving:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/lorry-driver-set-for-trial-over-death-of-cyclist-magda-tadaj-a3442801.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40248724

Whoever built that cycle lane should be in the dock too.

Quite.

Mr Anderton stopped and saw Ms Tadaj lying in the road, waited about eight minutes for paramedics to arrive and then drove off to complete his delivery, jurors were told.

Quite incredible.

Cleared:

http://courtnewsuk.co.uk/sobbing-lorry-driver-cleared-cyclist-killing/

I'm lost for words, what a fucking outrage.

on what grounds was he cleared? outrageous

presumably for the same reasons all the other juries let off killer drivers

That verdict has completely thrown me. Witnesses, cab video, lied about what happened.

Magda’s family must be devastated all over again.

Is there anywhere with more detailed coverage of the case than the Evening Standard offers? The courtnewsuk link above requires registration for the full text.

The court report does not give much more information than was reported in the Advertiser and Sun. There is a comment from the driver's barrister saying that there was no evidence of anything other than a driver doing his job properly!

Thanks for those links, Charlie_L.

The driver’s behaviour and statements after the event are despicable.