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Lorry driver acquitted of killing London cyclist

Darren Anderton carried on with his delivery round after crash that claimed life of Magda Tadaj

An Old Bailey jury has cleared a lorry driver of causing the death of a London cyclist by careless driving.

Magda Tadaj, aged 25, was killed on 23 May last year when she was struck by a Scania lorry being driven by Darren Anderton, aged 49.

He had left his depot in Coventry at 4.00am to make deliveries in London, 140 miles away.

The  court heard that Ms Tadaj had been dragged for 14 metres by Anderton's lorry during the crash in Selhurst, south London.

The driver got out of his cab and waited for paramedics to arrive then drove off to continue his delivery round.

He was subsequently arrested by police after they managed to track him down, but told officers that he had been driving past when he saw a female cyclist get hit by a car.

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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