2013-04-19 - Rider Down, Gray's Inn Road (southbound) / Clerkenwell Road

Reports on Twitter of a rider down on the corner of Gray’s Inn Rd westbound at the junction of Theobald's Rd.

Reports of a Boris bike, all emergency services in attendance inc. fire engines.

This guy appears to be there

Hearing that too.
Doesn't sound good. Sheet being put up around the area.
Will update when hear something official.

Further reports of air ambulance in attendance

I work just by the junction. Ambulance just left the scene. Reports from my colleagues it was a girl and she was moving, i.e. maybe not dead. Truck was a big skip/small freight crate carrier, heavy.

http://www.itv.com/news/london/update/2013-04-19/woman-involved-in-serious-cycling-accident/

My thoughts with the rider.

Yes - lots of positive thoughts going to the cyclist and family.

Horrible news.

Reports from my colleagues it was a girl and she was moving,

Fingers crossed - heal up rider!

Yes fingers crossed- heal up. (that pic of the itv linkchilling)

Fingers crossed...

There was an air ambulance parked nearby, but the crew were standing next to it and didn't seem to be doing anything, which does not feel promising. The whole area is/was taped off. Avoid if you can.

Fingers crossed.

Strange, London ambulance just tweeted;

London Ambulance ✔ @Ldn_Ambulance We treated a man in his 20s for multiple injuries after an accident involving cyclist&lorry, Gray's Inn Rd, &took him to major trauma centre

i imagine london ambulance got it right, then. the girl bit was hearsay.

junction still full of police and another ambulance...

I must have misinterpreted what I saw, which is good. I feared they had not arrived in time for treatment, very pleased to be wrong on that. Thanks for that post WJPrince.

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Chilling images of the bicycle. Thoughts are with the rider.

Thoughts are with the rider.

Fingers crossed.

Just walked past here, lorry is still there, plus lots of police - the police said the roads will be closed for several hours yet.

Thinking of the cyclist, heal up fast.

Rider def a man. Someone on Twitter has birds eye view. "man being treated in his Y fronts"

He took a ghoulish picture from an 2nd/3rd floor vantage point looking into the cordon but I will not share.

hoping for the best

Right outside the front door of Velocio's old office, I believe. Thoughts with the rider.

Westbound on Theobalds and North/Southbound on lower Grays Inn still blocked.
Its a highside yellow tipper and a Barclays Rocket.

Thoughts with..

beeb: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12985494

Please note that I've deleted a post on this thread as it contained third party conjecture which is against the rules.