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@Oliver Schick
This is an incident of an incautious (but not extremely so) overtaking manoeuvre by the lorry driver which could and should have been prevented. In the seconds before the lorry overtakes, every single rider leaves the primary position which they should take through this stretch of Narrow Street, as it is narrowed further by parked cars. They could obviously not have predicted that the rear doors would open, but they were still riding poorly in ths situation and were increasing the likelihood of being in a side-swipe collision. Cycle training would have taught them correct positioning.
Cycle training is by far and away the best method of ensuring rider enjoyment, and rider safety as a highly valuable secondary product (which is a very important part of enjoyment--I'm not saying that enjoyment is more important than safety, but rather that it is included in the idea of enjoyment, whereas enjoyment does not fall under safety).
I do hope there is no repeat of this situation. It would be great if the Mayor of London were to make a good example of himself by taking up cycle training.