• Shopper bike with basket under front left wheel of National Express coach.

    Heavy police presence. No sign of medical personnel or cyclist.

    Coach had been evacuated by the time [20:30] cycled past. All passengers, driver, and baggage gone.

    Police diverting traffic around the now taped off junction.

  • Coach looked halfway through manoeuvre of turning left from Elizabeth Street unto Buckingham Palace Rd.
    It was straddling the intersection with bike under front left wheel.

  • I saw the cordon @ 18:50 last night.FWIW rumour is that there's going to be an announcement soon about the relocation of the coach station to 2 hubs outside central London. Those monster coaches are just too big for city roads.
    Hope cyclist ok

  • Hoping there's nothing grim to report.

  • Could only find this source but it seems that the cyclist is (relatively) ok:
    http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/cyclist-injured-coach-crash-outside-6648409

    The article seems roughly consistent with my observations about positioning and levels of damage.
    I hope the cycler has a full and fast recovery.

    Interesting rumour about the coach relocation too.

  • The whole of Victoria is a complete and utter mess

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2014-01-29 - Rider Down, Buckingham Palace Rd/Victoria Coach Station

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