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Police tape (CC licensed by freefotouk on Flickr)London pedestrian sustains life-threatening injuries after hit-and-run collision involving cyclist
Police in London have appealed for witnesses after a pedestrian was left with critical injuries yesterday following a collision involving a cyclist who subsequently fled the scene and abandoned his bike.
The Metropolitan Police say that the incident happened shortly after 5pm on Kingsland High Street in the London Borough of Hackney.
The pedestrian, a woman who is thought to be aged in her 50s, had been trying to cross the road when the collision happened.
She was taken to hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries and officers are trying to trace her next-of-kin.
The cyclist came off his bike but remounted and rode off, according to police. The bicycle was later found abandoned in Approach Close, N16 and has been retained by police, who are also reviewing CCTV footage.
Detective Constable Darren Case of the Metropolitan Police’s Serious Collisions Investigations Unit said: "This is a shocking incident as it appears the cyclist involved did not stop to assist the victim or contact the emergency services, instead making off.
"We need to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time. Did you see the cyclist before, during or after the collision? Maybe you are in possession of dashcam footage or filmed the cyclist on your mobile phone as he made off, if you did it is vital that you make contact with us.
"We are also appealing directly to the cyclist along with his friends and family who may know of his whereabouts, the pedestrian has suffered life threatening injuries as a result of this collision and it is important that you do the right thing and make contact with police."
Anyone who has information is asked to contact the Serious Collisions Investigations Unit at Chadwell Heath on 020 8597 4874 or call 101 quoting CAD 5837/28 August.
The incident comes at a time when the issue of collisions between cyclists and pedestrians is in the spotlight, with the government currently consulting on reforming the law regarding dangerous cycling.
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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Yes, that's entirely possible. Personally, I'd guess that it was a de-restricted model and the rider didn't want to do 18 months hard time. I don't now whether stealing an unrestricted bike would be better or worse than actually owning it in the eyes of the law.
Ditching the e-bike (which aren't cheap) suggests, to me at least, that the rider had stolen it or knew it was stolen. At the moment however we should not jump to conclusions.
Also from the Standard (and up to their usual poor standards too) one witness said He added: “I’m sure the lights were red as it happened, so I can only assume she was crossing.” . . not that they were red but he's "sure the lights were" . . implying it's an opinion not a fact. If they can only "ASSUME she was crossing" then clearly they didn't actually see it, and any evidence of the colour of light sequences would have to be disregarded.
There also seems to be differing reports as to the location being "at" the crossing or "near" the crossing. If only the "near" the crossing the lights state has little to do with it.
After watching videos of cycling in London on Youtube anyone could be to blame here. Seems to be twattery everywhere - cyclists being twats, pedestrians being twats, buses being twats and literally everyone being a twat.
This said, the ped could have been walking blindfolded and wearing headphones and it will still be the cyclist's fault in most people's eyes.
I was chatting with someone I see occasionally, who I know is a regular cyclist and lives in London, and asked him if he commuted by bike. He said, "no way" for the reasons above.
“Never in the history of London had a pedestrian been prosecuted for being at fault”
An interesting quote; where is it from?
First and foremost, I hope sincerely she makes a full recovery, and the cyclist hands himself in, although given the hounding and manner of the prosecution in the Alliston case, I can understand them being reluctant.
It's noticeable by it's ommision that no mention is made on the state of the lights at which this incident occurred. They state simply that she was trying to cross the road. I'm pretty sure if the traffic lights had been red, which the busses that are stopped right beside them would confirm, it would have been clearly reported that she was hit by a cyclist running a red light.
The Standard have now updated their story to include it was an electric bike, with several witnesses mentioning high speeds. This could well be a non EU-spec bike with overpowered motor and no speed restrictor, which would actually make it an illegal electric moped rather than a cycle. They also state there were 2 cyclists had to try to avoid her, which also sounds like she may have been crossing when the traffic was stopped, but had a green light.
The Telegraph says that the incident occurred "near a pedestrian crossing" but not on it.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/29/dalston-hit-and-run-cyclist-...
ES coverage now quotes a witness who says the lights were red for the road, but eyewitness acounts are notoriously unreliable, but if it's all you've got......
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/woman-fighting-for-her-life-after...
Plenty of these being ridden around London now, almost always with sod all concern for anyone else's safety. A pet hate of mine - in fact I've seen so many near misses, I wrote to the police suggesting that they have a bit of a crackdown on derestricted eBikes, rather than focusing entirely on RLJ. I didn't get a reply.
I still think it's preferable to get as many idiots as possible out of cars and onto e-bikes/bikes. They're still dangerous, but reducing their kinetic energy helps a lot (and also reduces pollution and road congestion).
Not just de-restricted e-bikes, some of our locals have taken to fitting small petrol motors in their frames
just do a web search for "petrol motor bicycle kit"
I've seen a handful of these - always assumed they were 1970s pedal-and-pops rescued from sheds.
e-bikes, especially illegal e-bikes, and even more bikes with petrol motors added, it seems to me, emphasise the absurdity of dividing everyone up into different 'types' of people, each with collective responsibility.
Is a scofflaw 'yoof' who sticks a petrol engine on a bicycle a 'bloody cyclist' or a moton? Which group is supposed to take responsibility for them?
Really there's just people, using various kinds of equipment, some of it illegal.
As jasecd says, this is not good news for anyone, especially the woman pedestrian, and msm will now be all over the examination of cycling crimes as a result.
The incident, on first inspection with very few details, appears to be eerily similar to the Alliston case, with a pedestrian stepping out into the road in front of the cyclist, at least, that's the way I read it. She was crossing the road and there is no mention of the cyclist being on the pavement, so it seems she may have walked out in front of the cyclist. A situation which has happened to me a number of times, including being knocked off three times by the pedestrian, fortunately without injury to either party.
I wonder if the current cycle crime investigation will look at the causes of pedestrian deaths, or just blame the cyclists?
Not a cyclist, just a c*** on a bike. My sympathies to the victim, however the incident was caused.
Unfortunately the Mail and their ilk will jump on this as evidence of widespread dangerous cycling, despite the very fact that the injury of a woman involving a bike is so rare that it is deemed newsworthy. They will of course overlook the five people killed and the 60 seriously injured today by motor vehicles.
However, he most definitely was a cyclist due to his being on a bike.
Surely this should be a wake-up call for there to be a mandatory pedestrian helmet law? Depending on the circumstances, maybe a jaywalking law as well? After all, pedestrians don't pay road tax.
No, a cyclist.
No. The bike was apparently battery-powered, so he's an eCyclist.
In fact, if it does turn out that the eBike was de-restricted, he probably wasn't pedalling at all, so we can label him an anti-cyclist.
If it was de-restricted, then, pedalling or not, he was on an (illegal, untaxed, uninsured) motorcycle. So he was a motorcyclist.
Presumably he is therefore potentially guilty of driving while uninsured and causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and could get lots of points on his driving license?
It will be interesting to see if he is prosecuted as a "cyclist" (18 months in clink) or a "motorcyclist" (6 points and a small fine).
Indeed, you might be right. Much to be clarified about this sad incident.
Maria Sutton from Wallingford knocked cyclist off 2 years ago hit and run, he was killed. She was drunk. She got sentenced to only 4 years. Now she’s out of prison and still has no remorse! What is wrong with legal system in the UK?
Not a cyclist, just a c*** on a bike. My sympathies to the victim, however the incident was caused.
Unfortunately the Mail and their ilk will jump on this as evidence of widespread dangerous cycling, despite the very fact that the injury of a woman involving a bike is so rare that it is deemed newsworthy. They will of course overlook the five people killed and the 60 seriously injured today by motor vehicles.
Thank you, I was just wondering how many people are killed/injured by motor vehicles every day, that never makes the news.
Basically, dog bites man isn't newsworthy, but man bites dog? Now you've got a story.
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