The chap, Saffa Brian, used to be a courier. I'm sure there was a Saffa Brian in London when I was couriering.
Looks like there was Will
Brian worked as a bike messenger for the next 16 years, sometimes delivering as many as 90 packages in a day. It would take him all over the world, from Sydney to Melbourne to Perth, and then on to London and Glasgow before he crossed the Atlantic for New York and later headed down to Mexico City.
Looks like there was Will
https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a36320897/safa-brian-cheats-death/