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Went past around 9am and saw the lorry, a blue tarp, blood on the ground and something mangled under the wheel (wasn't sure if it was a bike at the time).. I would have stopped to ask what had happened but was on my way to an exam..
On the way back just now the roads are still blocked off and the investigation team are doing measurements and picking stuff up, including what was definitely a badly mangled bike. Briefly spoke to a policeman who said that the woman involved has been taken to hospital but I'm not sure of her condition. Hopefully the A&E being so close will raise the chances of recovery.
This is the first time I've seen the result of an accident of this kind and it certainly wasn't pleasant, all the best wished to the lady in hospital.
I will say that the road just before that junction begins wide and narrows at the junction itself. Traffic is also usually slow moving there so I can see how it could encourage a cyclist to nip up the inside of vehicles, which looks to have been the case on this occasion.