2024-07-06 - Rider Down/Fatality, Cable Street - Shadwell - Hit and Run

https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24435080.shadwell-cyclist-dead-two-women-arrested-crash/

Police were called to reports of a crash between a cyclist and a car at the junction of Cable Street and Cannon Street Road at around 12.30am this morning (July 6).
Officers attended the incident, as well as London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.
Despite their best efforts, the cyclist – believed to be a man in his 30s – died at the scene.
A police spokesperson confirmed that a car failed to stop at the scene of the crash.

Standard write-up of the same police release:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/two-arrested-after-cyclist-dies-in-east-london-hit-and-run-b1169165.html

This article has a picture that is claimed to be of the damaged bike:

https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/shadwell-hit-run-live-cyclist-29487845

Here's another piece on the MyLondon web-site for which someone seems to have gone to the scene and taken pictures of the police tape and an officer guarding the crash scene. They also speculate that the damaged bike shown is the crash victim's bike. I should have twigged this earlier and looked on StreetView; it is in fact an abandoned bike that's been there since at least July 2022 (when it was considerably less damaged):

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5108419,-0.0609383,3a,44.8y,271.37h,63.66t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sR0XKmLoLTYR1cBZ7ZdRDwg!2e0!5s20220701T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DR0XKmLoLTYR1cBZ7ZdRDwg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.share%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26yaw%3D271.3706984801961%26pitch%3D26.33893449651265%26thumbfov%3D90!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu

So, nothing to do with this crash at all.

The police tape is in Cannon Street Road south of the junction with Cable Street. I don't think it's possible to conclude anything from that.

https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/gallery/shadwell-hit-run-scene-photos-29488352

Damn. RIP rider.

Pretty lazy journalism.

Interesting that two people were arrested. One of them drove into the cyclist and the other one drove away?

Horrible news. RIP rider.

@Oliver Schick did you hear anything more about this

No, I'm not informed any better than the Internet. I'll check occasionally, but experience says there's unlikely to be any more reporting until the trial and/or inquest. We'll see. There are other discussions about it on-line, but no useful information in them that I can see, so I won't link to them. Anyone can find them if they want to.

Pretty lazy journalism.

I think I'd go with 'inept journalism' here. It looks to me as if someone clearly wanted to do something but didn't have the wherewithal to do proper reporting. There's just no proper coverage of most incidents these days, only the ones that are unusual and therefore 'newsworthy'.

Anyway, let's keep to posting things directly relating to this crash if we find any.

"Hello! A colleague of mine died today around 00.30 in shadwell . It was a hit and run
He was brazilian, 36 years old, worked doing music projects in London to get new musicians to increase their carries and be seen.
Amazing soul full of life and joy.
He was drive home from work.
Can we organize something please"

from the CM telegram group.

Next Friday night

Usually leaves the BFI Southbank around 7:30pm

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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/ghost-bike-cyclist-hit-and-run-matheus-piovesan-london-critical-mass-hackney-cycling-b1173091.html

This appeal for witnesses was put out on the 10th October, may still be worth posting. The investigation doesn't seem to have progressed beyond this:

Following an investigation by detectives from the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) six people were arrested in connection with the investigation.

Three men, aged [A] 45, [B] 24 and [C] 23 were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision. They were subsequently released on bail pending further enquiries.

Two women and a man were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision. They were later released with no further action.

https://news.met.police.uk/news/further-appeals-following-fatal-collision-in-whitechapel-489091