That's on my commute and is always a bit sketchy heading southbound. After the lights the two lanes merge and people always drift over into you. Hope they're better soon.
It's not clear where the location/direction is from the ES article.
I agree, heading southbound it's sketchy as it goes from wide to narrower. Heading north, it's a bit sketchy after the lights as there's usually a lane of parked cars, so again, two lanes of traffic merging into one.
You're right it's not clear, but 'opposite Camden Road Overground station' suggests that the rider was going southbound. I think that's the most likely scenario.
That's on my commute and is always a bit sketchy heading southbound. After the lights the two lanes merge and people always drift over into you. Hope they're better soon.