2012-07-10 - Rider Down/Fatality, Mitcham Road (London)

Just heard this on BBC London news.

http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/localnews/9807443.Man_killed_in_road_crash/

"A cyclist has been killed in a collision with a car this morning on Mitcham Road.
Police are appealing for witnesses after the man, believed to be in his 30’s, collided with a car on the road between Beddington Lane and Rochford Way at 5.10am this morning."

RIP

Rest in peace.

Terrible news, condolences to the riders friends and family.

Rip :(

I never know what to say on these threads. It always seems trite to repeat the things I might have sadly found myself writing before. Perhaps in future I'll just leave an x to show I've visited. Like a nod or a moment of pause.

I hate these threads. RIP. x

Don't know if this is the same accident, but a friend on twitter has said that there was a cyclist hit and run fatality in Thicket Road/Anerley Hill.

Rest in peace.

RlP

Don't know if this is the same accident, but a friend on twitter has said that there was a cyclist hit and run fatality in Thicket Road/Anerley Hill.

Bad day to be on two wheels. That incident was a Motorcyclist fatality.

Sad that someone passes away in such circumstances. Rest Well.

Thanks. Awful just the same. RIP.

Further citation of this incident

awful, it hits home every time x

Rest in Peace.

R.i.p

Rest in Peace

RIP fellow cyclist. Not liking this spate in deaths. Just when it looks like things are improving, things like this happen to prove that nothing's changing.

Sad news, rest in peace.

Not great details by Croydon Guardian, Rochford way is'nt next to Beddington lane...

No more details than this ?
Sad news again.

http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/Cyclist-killed-Mitcham-Road-crash-Croydon/story-16510434-detail/story.html

Such awful news

Condolences to family and friends.

Our thoughts are with all friends and family of victim.

This comes from the police:

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Mitcham this morning (10 July).
Police were called at approx 0510hrs to reports of a car in collision with a cyclist in Mitcham Road, Mitcham.
Officers, LAS and London's Air Ambulance attended the scene and the cyclist, a man believed aged in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene at 0541hrs.
Inquiries are underway to establish the identity of the deceased and contact next of kin.
The driver of the car stopped at the scene.
Mitcham Road remains closed between Beddington Lane and Purley Way in both directions.
The incident will be investigated by the Road Death Investigation Unit based at Catford Traffic Garage. Anyone who witnessed the collision or the events leading up to the collision is asked to contact the witness appeal line on 020 8285 1574.
No arrests, inquiries continue.

I used to ride this road a lot when I was younger and starting to get in to bike riding. It can be a very fast bit of road, with people coming off the roundabout with a lot of speed.

Thoughts to family and friends, RIP.

Rip

Just saw this on twitter. So sad.

RIP cyclist...