London Bridge

[mr_cellophane]

Anyone know what was going on there this morning ?

 

[CotterPin]

Whatever it was it looks big. From my brief glance there were masses of emergency vehicles in attendance.

 

[addictfreak]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/roads/london_central_roads_feature.shtml

Not much on this link but its a bus, lorry, motorbike and cyclist involved.

 

[stoptherock]

If you want to turn right on London Bridge southbound it's pretty dodgy, you have to take the right hand lane and hold position or cut across three lanes. Drivers in London see the horizon on the bridges and it means they put their foot down and drive at silly speeds before slamming the brakes on at the lights.

Hope everyone's ok.

 

[Brains]

10.30 Update

All 6 lanes closed in both directions

Busses have been put around the scene to block view

Police photographers in attendence

Accident seems to involve two double decker buses, one large yellow motorcycle which in in bits, and two cyclists.

One of the bikes looks OK, other bike has the front wheel destroyed. Looks like he hit/was hit by a very solid object.

The area is such a mess it's not possible to tell what direction those involved were travelling, but I would guess northbound

 

[numbnuts]

shoot that sounds bad

 

[tdr1nka]

I hate that bridge crossing and ironically I have to go that way today and was looking for alternatives as I'll have Miss T on the tandem. Might just be a bus, for us.

Sympathies to all involved.

 

[ttcycle]

Sounds major- London Bridge is my route home - looks like I may have to divert if it's not sorted. Hope all involved are ok.

 

[stoptherock]

For the Police to close off the entire bridge means someone has died.

Not at all.

 

[stoptherock]

The police routinely close roads after any serious, not necessarily fatal accident:

http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/hotw...close-road/article-999195-detail/article.html

 

[CotterPin]

Well, let's hope it is not fatal for any of the parties involved

 

[Brains]

11.00 - Bridge now open southbound only

 

[thomas]

For the Police to close off the entire bridge means someone has died.

Not at all.

It definitely increases the likely hood. However, they would also close it if there were debris all over the road/leaked fuel/etc.

However, if they're trying to hide what it looks like it would suggest it was pretty horrific. Anyone got any news articles on it?

 

[gabriel959]

Just read on bikeradar that the cyclist could be dead as he was covered.

 

[thomas]

Just read on bikeradar that the cyclist could be dead as he was covered.

got a link?