2009-02-05 - Rider Down/Fatality, Notting Hill Gate

Sorry to bring the bad news but this morning I saw there was an incident with a HGV on Notting Hill Gate, I could see a multicoloured lo pro with white bull horns crushed leaning against the railings.
I spoke to the traffic cop who told me a girl was trapped under the HGV but there was no fatality. I hope who ever it was is ok, I dont know anyone with that bike but more than likely someone here knows who it is. Ride safe everyone.

Christ, sounds bad.

Best wishes to whoever was involved.

Where was it?

*Notting Hill Gate

Awful news, I hope she is OK too.

Scary mary, I truly hope it's no-one we know (which is terrible I know).

Hope they're OK.

Hope she's OK. Ride safe all.

Hope it's not too serious, best wishes and love to all. Stay safe and stay on the right side of HGV's......literally.

Ghastly. Really ghastly. Hope she is ok.

oh thats a crap junction. hope she is ok

nasty.

Hope she's very flaming lucky and somehow got stuck under but unscathed.

Ouch. Best wishes to her.

Hope she's very flaming lucky and somehow got stuck under but unscathed.

Yeah, I'm praying she managed to get her clothes trapped or something but that she's totally fine.

Who ever she is, best wishes!!

Ouchy, sounds nasty. Hopefully it's just the bike and she managed to superman off in time...

:-(

thanks Hael. bad news indeed.

Sorry to bring the bad news but this morning I saw there was an incident with a HGV on Notting Hill Gate, I could see a multicolored lo pro with white bull horns crushed leaning against the railings.
I spoke to the traffic cop who told me a girl was trapped under the HGV but there was no fatality. I hope who ever it was is ok, I dont know anyone with that bike but more than likely someone here knows who it is. Ride safe everyone.

hael, was this at a junction? Were there railings where the collision occurred?

Was she still trapped under it when you were there?

This must be a personal injury collision given the description of the bike. Let's hope it's not too serious! Terrible.

Oliver, is there any way you can get more information through the LCC?

Damn!
Lucky to be alive I guess...
Ride Safe everyone

Oh shit.

Oliver, is there any way you can get more information through the LCC?

Hi - for immediate information we rely on guys on the street like you. In the worst cases we get a brief description a week or so after the crash.

• charlie
  

Oliver, is there any way you can get more information through the LCC?

Not at this stage, too early, but our HGV group will take an interest. Members attend inquests for fatalities, and sometimes injured riders get in touch themselves. She may well come through here, too. I just hope she's OK and it was less serious than it looked, but it's unlikely, sorry to say.

^^ And what Charlie said.

Cheers Charlie and Oliver.

Shit, hope she is Ok.

hael, was this at a junction? Were there railings where the collision occurred?

Was she still trapped under it when you were there?

This must be a personal injury collision given the description of the bike. Let's hope it's not too serious! Terrible.

It was further up at the crossing just past the Gate cinema, theres an Island that has railings around it and lights at either side, I am not sure if the person was crossing the road at that crossing or was clipped by the HGV. it was a straight part of the road but there are a few road works and it narrows to one lane.