2014-07-21 - Rider Down/Fatality - Richmond Circus

A cyclist was airlifted to hospital after a collision with a lorry in Richmond this morning, July 21.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11354122.Cyclist_airlifted_to_hospital_after_lorry_crash/

Thinking of this rider.

Rider is my sister's fiancee. He is in critical condition, next 12 hours will tell if he will survive this.
Any idea what happened there?

Very sad - best wishes and hope he pulls through and makes a full recovery.

Oh shit, so sorry to hear this Prestige.
My thoughts are with you and your fiancee, her brother and everyone affected.

Kew Foot Road is a tiny residential street. How could this happen there? Hope he pulls through, it sounds very, very serious. :(

Thoughts with the cyclist and those close to him :(

Always makes it a bit more real when you hear from someone who knows the rider. Hope he pulls through, thoughts are with you.

Positive thoughts going to the rider, hope he makes it through.

Thoughts and prayers to family and friends of the rider. Hoping for good news.

Kew Foot Road is a tiny residential street. How could this happen there? Hope he pulls through, it sounds very, very serious. :(

I thought the same, it seem that it may have happened at the intersection of Kew Foot Road and A316 Twickenham Road.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11354422.UPDATE__A316_closed_for__several_hours__after_lorry_and_cyclist_crash/?ref=ar

Shit. Thoughts with your family Prestige. Hoping he pulls through and makes a complete recovery.

Will be thinking about the rider and family. Hope the next 12 hours bring positive results.

Whatever else has said. Thinking of you and your family Prestige x

What seems to have happened:
Rider was using bike lane the on the side of A316 when at the intersection of Kew Foot Road refuse truck turned from A316 to Kew Foot Road. Cyclist hit the side of the truck and was rolled under the rear wheels of the truck.

Rider has broken skull and now all depends on how much his brain will swell. Surgeons have warned that in any case it is not likely that he will be the same man as before.

Oh Damn! Really sorry to hear about this

Don't lose hope about the guy and his identity just yet, Prestige. One or two people on here have had head injuries and haematomas and recovered quite remarkably. Not trying to promise you and your sister the rainbow, but there can be chances.

Also the trauma centre at the Royal London is world class as is the care he would have received from the HEMS team. I know it sounds glib but he really is in great hands.

I thought the same, it seem that it may have happened at the intersection of Kew Foot Road and A316 Twickenham Road.
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11354422.UPDATE__A316_closed_for__several_hours__after_lorry_and_cyclist_crash/?ref=ar

What seems to have happened:
Rider was using bike lane the on the side of A316 when at the intersection of Kew Foot Road refuse truck turned from A316 to Kew Foot Road. Cyclist hit the side of the truck and was rolled under the rear wheels of the truck.

Rider has broken skull and now all depends on how much his brain will swell. Surgeons have warned that in any case it is not likely that he will be the same man as before.

Not that it matters in any way at all, but the bit of street that continues from Kew Foot Road to the A316 is called St John's Grove, hence the confusion.

Such an awful crash to happen. Our thoughts are with you and your family.

horrific.

hoping for a positive outcome

Hope for the best, sounds like he is in good hands.

Thank you everyone for kind words and encouragement. Thanks Oliver Schick for correcting correcting the place of accident. Thanks for Pootsmanuva reminding that he is very fortunate to have really the best treatment possible. Also amazing work from the people at the scene and local ambulance crew, ambulance arrived just 3 minutes after the accident. What also brings hope is that he is very fit man and rest of his body is mostly unharmed, so he has only the head injury to wrestle with. All that can be done now is to wait and and hope for the best.

Horrible news. Let's hope for a positive outcome.

Police appeal for witnesses after cyclist lorry crash:

http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11355343.Police_appeal_for_witnesses_after_cyclist_lorry_crash/?ref=ar

Detective Sergeant John Hartfree, of the serious collision investigation unit based at Merton, said: “The road would have been very busy at the time of the collision and I believe that a number of people would have seen the incident.

“I would urge anyone with information to contact us on the witness appeal number 020 8543 5157.”

This is now being reported as a fatality
http://www.london24.com/news/transport/cyclist_dies_after_crash_with_bin_lorry_in_richmond_1_3694856
This is so sad, our thoughts and wishes with his loved ones today