2017-07-20 Rider down - Dalston

Posted on Thu 20th, July 2017

• #1

Crispin_Glover

Bike under bus outside Rio cinema, body on stretcher being shielded by sheets.

Bus south facing, but veered to wrong side of road, bike wedged under front bumper with scratches in road about the length of the bus, large smash in front offside bus window, looks like impact happened somewhere around the exit to the Tesco car park.

Fingers crossed for rider.
• #2

h2o in reply to @Crispin_Glover

Oh lord.
• #3

MetalMelly

Oh FFS. I've just read M3RK's post....and now this....shocking day so far.
• #4

Skülly

Damn, sounds like a horrible scene.
• #5

Velocio

Current information suggests no serious injuries https://twitter.com/GoodNewsHackney/status/887948465996746752 (warning: link has image of bike under bus)

I cannot yet find anything from official news sources to indicate the extent of injuries or worse.
• #6

Oliver Schick

When I went through Dalston yesterday, there was also a full closure of Kingsland High Street in effect, the police weren't letting anyone through. It was further south, opposite the shopping centre or Ridley Road. I don't know what it was for as I didn't try to find out, and I can't find info about it today.

Best wishes to the rider.
• #7

Cazakstan

This is 30 seconds from my flat, the traffic is crazy on that bit of road between the cinema and Shackewell Lane junction. I hope the rider is OK!
• #8

bsb

@Oliver Schick there was a second accident. not good news for this one.

http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/cyclist-is-fighting-for-his-life-after-two-bike-crashes-in-dalston-in-the-space-of-14-hours-1-5116817

I avoid Kingsland High St as often as I can. when it's not the traffic, it's some BMW-revving maniacs, and then drunks in the night.
• #9

NurseHolliday

WTF happened there? That bus is on the wrong side of the road and drag marks on the floor are extensive.

Get well soon rider!
• #10

Oliver Schick in reply to @bsb

Thanks, bsb. What I came across happened on Wednesday, not Thursday, though. I still can't find any news on what may have happened, so let's hope it was nothing serious.

I'll start a separate Rider Down thread for the second crash if there isn't one already.
• #11

Oliver Schick

Separate thread:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/308028/
• #12

bsb

The first crash happened at 9am when a bus collided with a rider outside the Rio Cinema.

Despite photos from the scene showing his bike under the front of the bus, the man escaped with “a few cuts and bruises”, according to Scotland Yard.

No one was arrested

http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/dalston-crash-cyclist-23-left-with-potentially-life-changing-injuries-after-being-hit-by-lorry-1-5123259

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