2013-09-15 - Rider Down/Fatality, St Botolph Street, Houndsditch

The only references I have found are two tweets from @citypolice yesterday:
https://twitter.com/CityPolice/status/379267714277466112
"Woman cyclist suffers serious head injuries after a collision with a tipper truck in the City this morning. (1/2)"
and
https://twitter.com/CityPolice/status/379268996048388096
"If you witnessed the incident at 7.55am at St Botolph Street - Houndsditch junction please call 101 & ask for City of London Police. (2/2)"

Access to Leadenhall Street from Gracechurch Street was still closed around noon yesterday.

Best wishes to the rider.

Whilst riding the 'London Sightseer' audax around the area yesterday, a cyclist was warning us about the road closures because of this accident. He didn't witness the actual incident, but arrived a few minutes after the incident - but he did say she was in pretty bad shape.

I ran past this just before 1200 yesterday - area all cordoned off, forensics on scene. Bike was still under the tipper truck. Really hope it's not bad news.

Very sadly the City Police have just tweeted that she has died.

City Police ‏@CityPolice 7m
The woman cyclist involved in a collision with a truck last Sun am at St Botolph - Houndsditch junction has sadly died. (1/2)

City Police ‏@CityPolice 7m
At the weekend she was taken off life support and passed away Sunday eve. We are now investigating a fatal road traffic collision. (2/2)

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RIP :-(
Thoughts with her loved ones.

Sad news
rip

So sad. Rest in peace.

My condolences to the riders family and friends.

This new makes me sad, and so angry.

Wishing all the best to her surviving friends and family.

Horrible. x

Not another tipper truck...
Such sad sad news. RIP rider and condolences to her family

Awful news. My heartfelt condolences to the rider's family and friends.

Oh FFS. Another person under a truck. So sad. This has got to stop.

Not another tipper truck...

RIP Lady

• there seems more work for us to do on keeping alive the people who bicycle..
  

Tragic x

Terrible news

Thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family.

just seen this on the BBC website :( RIP

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24211178

Forgot to add location, can someone add it please?

Unfortunately there's already a thread on this, Rob.

reckon it is worth naming the company employing the HGV (as it provides a disincentive to be involved in fatalities) and asking about the purpose of the HGV's journey, its safety features, driver hours worked per week;

Awful

RIP

Sad times.
Sending my thoughts out to her friends and family.

Another dreadful piece of news. My condolences to the family. R.I.P. cyclist.

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Condolences to friends and family. RIP lady cyclist. Words just aren't enough.

Howradmichello, I don't disagree with what you're saying but this thread is for expressing messages of condolences. Please take discussions of cycle campaigning to another thread.