2022-01-13 - Battersea Bridge closed, truck and cyclist collision

Some information in this article about residents calling for changes at the junction, but no full article specifically about this crash that I can see. The following has been contained in previous reports, but does state that the crash was between the rider and a lorry driver turning left onto the bridge. As before, tragically, this resulted in 'life-changing' injuries to the rider.

Five residents’ groups have highlighted concerns after a woman cyclist in her 30s suffered “life-changing injuries” in a HGV crash last month - on the first anniversary of the death of Jack Ryan, 29, who was hit by a southbound car as he tried to jog across the bridge.

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The cyclist, who has not been named, was riding west on Chelsea Embankment and is believed to have been hit by the HGV as it turned left onto the bridge.

Some info about the junction itself:

A total of 72 people, including 31 cyclists, were injured in 63 collisions attended by emergency services in the five years to December 2020, according to independent research commissioned by the residents’ groups.

It said Mr Ryan’s death was “not an isolated incident... but one of frequent collisions witnessed by local residents”.

It added: “Local residents are therefore deeply concerned that fatalities and serious injuries will continue to occur at the Junction in the absence of adequate interventions.

“The junction performs extremely poorly with on average of over 12 injury collisions recorded each year of which on average two are killed or seriously injured (KSI) collisions.”

There had been one fatality prior to Mr Ryan’s death - a motorcyclist killed in collision with a car in October 2017.

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In a letter to TfL, the Chelsea Society, Cheyne Walk Trust, Christchurch Area Residents Association, Lots Village Chelsea and Royal Avenue Residents Association said the collision rate was twice as high as nearby junctions.

They also published a video showing the amount of traffic in the area – 58,000 vehicles pass through the junction each day – and the difficulty this presents for residents in trying to cross the road.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/battersea-bridge-pedestrian-cyclist-safety-tfl-sadiq-khan-b981581.html