2012-10-29 - Rider Down/Fatality, Bethnal Green Road (London)

RIP. Condolances to the family and friends.

So, so sad to see the black.

RIP Sofoklis. thinking of the family and friends you leave behind.

R.I.P fellow cyclist.

R.i.p.

Rip :(

Really makes you think. Thoughts with family and friends. RIP

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RIP. Tragic.

Rest in peace.

RIP.
Literally 100m from my front door. Go by the spot daily. Very sad. Really needs to be a push to make drivers aware of the futility of making poor decisions in order to save seconds of a journey. Really need to do more to protect cyclists. Thoughts with the family

RIP rider. Thoughts to all the family and friends. So terribly sad.

Terrible news. RIP Sofoklis.

Sad to hear of this. RIP

I don't really know what to say other than my heart goes out to the family. And that doesn't really seem enough.

R.I.P

As always, not a pleasant thing turning the logo to black. Somehow worse after such a fight too.

THIS.

Rip Sofoklis

Rest in peace, Sofoklis. I was very sad to hear that you succumbed to your injuries.

Καλό ταξίδι αδελφέ μου.

Καλό κουράγιο στους φίλους σου.

Terrible news. Very saddening!

rest in peace rider.

thoughts with friends and family

RIP Sofoklis. This is literally just down the road from me and have been thinking about it all week since i went past accident scene that morning. So sad to log on and see the black logo and hear he had lost his fight. Thoughts with his family back in Greece. RIP

Appalling news. Condolences to friends and family.

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/actor-who-performed-at-olympics-festival-is-12th-cyclist-killed-on-london-roads-this-year-8300514.html

09 November 2012

An actor and dancer who performed at the Olympics cultural festival has become the 12th cyclist to be killed in London this year.

Sofoklis Kostoulas, 31, from Bow, died in hospital eight days after being crushed beneath a lorry’s wheels.

The Greek national had appeared in the English National Ballet production of Like A Fish Out Of Water which was staged at the Uxbridge lido and at Hampton pool as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

Mr Kostoulas came to London 18 months ago to pursue his dream of appearing on the British stage.

An English National Ballet spokeswoman said: “He was an absolute joy to work with and be around.”

Mr Kostoulas and the tipper truck collided in Bethnal Green Road as he cycled to work around 6.40am on October 29. He died in the Royal London Hospital on Tuesday.

His sisters and cousin said in a statement: “The grief we’re feeling cannot be described, written or transferred. We still can’t believe what happened. We still can’t think of our lives without Sofoklis in it.

“During these days we, his family and friends, were all optimistic that he would wake up so we could tell him what happened and show him the many messages of love and support written by his friends and relatives. I hope he left knowing by how many people and how much he was loved. I hope he left this life in serenity and peace.”

Rip. tragic news.

RIP. So sorry to hear this. Thoughts to all his family and friends.
As always, puts everything in perspective.
Cycle safe people.

Truly Awful, my thoughts and good wishes go out to Sofoklis, his family and friends, fallen but not forgotten