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I know I'm probably repeating myself here and that what I'm about to say is hardly scientific evidence but wanted to say something again to Concerned and Spanna.
My friend was in a similar accident and suffered horrendous injuries about 18 months ago. After a long battle (and being read her last rites) she is now on the road to recovery and beginning to make good progress on getting used to life with a leg missing. Indeed, with the help of some of her friends, she is currently working on getting back on her bike. Just wanted to offer a glimmer of hope.
She is reading this thread (not a member) firstly because she is concerned about the victims wellbeing but also because she now dedicates her free time to campaigning for road safety and more sensible lorry laws and likes to keep abreast of accidents that happen in London.
She wanted me to let Spanna and Concerned know that despite the fact that she was virtually unconscious from blood loss after the accident, she remembers clearly that somebody was holding her hand and talking to her and that even though she knew she was potentially gravely injured knowing that somebody was there for her made all the difference. Bizarelly, she remembers feeling at peace and comfortable knowing that even if the worst happens, she had a caring person with her to support her through it. She wanted to pass on her thanks to you both for calling the ambulance and staying with the injured lady. You have both made a difference here.
We may never know what happened. To be honest, it doesn't really matter. Whether it was cyclist or driver error or a bit of both doesn't take away from the fact that goods vehicles on the road in rush hour create the risk of something like this happening.