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@Wingedangel
Hi,
My friend was knocked of her bike on Tuesday morning in Bethnal Green/Shoreditch area, by all accounts right outside the Tea building, just down from BLB/tres garcon/club row /shoreditch house. The guy was pulling out of the building site that is part of the rail link works.
He pulled out and hit her a glancing blow I presume, as he hit her so hard he knocked one of her shoes ten feet up the road, and knocked her out cold. How she isn't more damaged I am amazed and very very relieved, though she is super tuff...she is a punk drummer and general hard ass. She was out cold for about 4-5 minutes during which time a crowd had gathered and were helping her. When she came to, she, I presume was in a little shock as she got straight up, and decided not to be late for work. She got the guy to give her £50 for her wheel and she left. ( as it is it has fucked her wheel, crank and forks...)
I am not sure what happened next as she decided to lock up her bike and go and catch a bus to work. Later on that evening she went to brick lane bikes (I think)to get a front wheel to cycle home, When they saw her front wheel (26' mtb) they were like WTF?
I am just appealing to anyone that may have witnessed it as when I saw her tonight she recanted the story whilst I looked on incredulously. She doesn't have the details of the driver, the make of the car, the number plate ...anything. She doesn't seem hurt or dazed at all (just heavily bruised) and worked a long shift for the rest of the day it happened, so think she is ok...however now she has accepted £50 I don't think she can ask/get anymore money, and the forks are twatted and the left crank was bent. I have ridden it and found this out for her. so she is already out of pocket on her crank and forks...
however...and it's a huge however...I know for him to have knocked her off her bike and knocked her out...he would have had to have hit her really hard, she really is bullet proof and couriered for a while. So in the event anything does go wrong in the future, we have some/any details of the incident that she has any sort of back up.
I/we don;t want a witch hunt...just some details if anyone has them.
if you see any obvious typos then shout me and I will edit accordingly. I haven't started a thread yet and don't know the drill.
Can anyone help?
Many thanks in advance
Pia
Wingedangel