2011-05-24 Rider down Kingsland Rd

Today has not been a good day, both my journey to and from work :-( cyclists down. I passed a crash scene, there was a very mangled bike! I really hope whoever it was is ok...So sad to see this :-(

Sounds nasty.
Hope the cyclist is doing well.

the whole block closed and police taking picts, right now
I hope that the rider is ok

i've just cycled past too...hope rider is ok too :(

I saw this near the haggerston looks like a hackney road sweeper van and a small car involved hope the cyclist is ok

Damn, best of luck to all involved, looks horrible.

Looked pretty nasty. Lots of police forensics there...

Praying for a good outcome.

Any news on this? Looked bad...

Am hoping this is not as bad as the above posts imply.

I rode by there at 6:45pm. the shopkeep said that 2 cars were racing and hit the cyclist. the bike looked mangled in pieces and his bag and shoes were still there on the curb. they said he was alive in serious condition. hope for the best.

Ffs

Oh no! That's crazy

..fingers crossed

Please don't let that be true.

sounds terrible, hope its better than it sounds, fingers crossed for the rider

I rode past at around 4pm.
Horrid to see a bike so mangled.
Best of luck and wishes to the rider x

We came past around 7pm, very mangled bike and the one car with damaged fender was a small boy racer type car with the 'go faster' fenders etc...I really hope it was not caused by 'racing' but if so the book is well a truely flung at the drivers!

I saw this as well at about 3:45pm, the bike was completely fucked. Didn't see an ambulance or anything. Hope the rider is ok

the bike looked mangled in pieces and his bag and shoes were still there on the curb.

that's chilling. fingers crossed

Racing, I can't believe it. I hope the cyclist survives, but this always sounds ominous. :(

http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/cyclist_seriously_injured_in_kingsland_road_collision_1_903032

Fingers crossed! For him...

doesn't sound life threatening at least

heal up fellow rider!

No just .. a potentially life changing leg injury ..

That's codespeak for an amputation. Not nice.
Get Well Soon, rider!