BBC article on cycling accidents

True - but it's HGV fatalities that are the huge majority. Getting a definitive answer to the question of why women seem more vulnerable might be able to inform everyone's city riding and make it safer.

From the article:
"Setting lorries aside, the bigger picture is that far more men are killed on their bikes. In 2008, 84% of the 115 fatalities were men and 81% of reported injuries were to men."

HGVs are not the major killer of cyclists but do fatally injure a disproportionate amount of women cyclists.