Fatal accident in Southwark 9th March

[ianrauk]

Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Southwark.

Police were called around 09:50 hrs on Tuesday 9 March to reports of a tipper lorry in collision with a cyclist in Weston Street , Southwark, SE1.

LAS attended and the cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. We believe we know the identity of the dead man who was 21 yrs. He has not yet been formally identified.

A post mortem examination will be held at Greenwich Public Mortuary, a date is awaited. An Inquest will open in due course.

A man in his 30's was arrested at the scene. He has been bailed to return pending further investigation.

The incident is being investigated by the Collision Investigation Unit at Catford Traffic Garage.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact the unit on 020 8285 1574 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 to remain anonymous.

 

[HLaB]

Not another one , RIP

 

[hackbike 666]

How sad.

R.I.P.

 

[Crankarm]

OMG!

RIP cyclist, you were so young, the whole of your life before you.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Not another one , RIP

My thoughts exactly

 

[Fab Foodie]

Not another one , RIP

... and again by a Tipper truck. Some clever statistician will wake up to the fact soon that Tipper trucks seem to be a major cause of death amongst Urnban cyclists, especially in London it seems.
Tragic

 

[Ashtrayhead]

shoot. So young.

 

[Crankarm]

Apparently the guy killed was a 4th year med student. No name yet. The tipper truck was huge and apparently had no side guard rails. Apparently the site they service management assessement requirements are that these huge tipper trucks (Shard and Keltbray) don't use the narrow streets in which this fatality occurred but local residents say the trucks regularly ignore this.

Thread on lfgss.com:

http://www.lfgss.com/thread39165.html


Thread on Southwark cyclists group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southwarkcyclists/message/8602?l=1

 

[wafflycat]

Damn. Another tipper truck: another death. Damn.

 

[Debian]

Makes me feel sick in the pit of the stomach!

It really is about time that the punishment for murder / manslaughter by road vehicle at least matches that dished out for murder / manslaughter by gun or knife.

 

[Twenty Inch]

Oh shoot.

 

[scouserinlondon]

so very very sad, that's the second HGV related fatality in SE1 so far this year. The year of the cyclist isn't shaping up well and it's just not on.

 

[Molecule Man]

Horrible news.

I don't know any details about the incident, but that has always been a nasty location, I've had a few close shaves there myself and I've observed a lot of conflict between motor vehicles. It's a very narrow road at that point, with cars parked down one side, and although it's two-way, I think many drivers may be under the impression that it is one-way, especially those heading south from the one-way tunnel under the railway (which this lorry appears to have been doing).

 

[hackbike 666]

Are these the trucks that use Southwark Bridge and also Lower/Upper Thames Street?

 

[ttcycle]

oh God this is awful- Ian you mention that you think you know the identity of the cyclist. It's not a CCer is it?

RIP.