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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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That's a shadow.
Dark/light/dark... in the fur...
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Photoshopped.
by the Good Lord himself (not Sir St Chris). When he was making chipmunks
Just a knock-off cheap copy of the original squirrel. Apparently they come from the same factory and production line, but you can tell that the quality control isn't there.
Its a squirrel but fitted with an aftermarket, de-restricted set of go-faster stripes. Bloody menace!
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I call chipmunk!
How dare you!
Chipmunks have stripes
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We need Uber or Tesla to make an autowalk mode for pedestrians. Stare at your phone all day, happily under the control of an automated walking system that stop you walking in front of cars, motorbikes and even furious cyclists.
Autonomous Segways!
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CCTV footage has emerged and he has been released. The footage quite clearly shows that she ran out across his path, he wasn't riding 'furiously' and he had the green light.
Have you a link to the footage ? If it's been released... <edit> Nevermind, found it on the Sun even though it pains me to look there. Clearly shows that the pedestrian ran into the cyclist NOT that he hit her. She ran into the side of his front wheel. <end-edit>
I assume he may still face dealing with leaving the scene of an accident even ig he's no longer in custody.
Correct me if I am wrong, but the charge of leaving a scene of an accident ONLY applies to motorised vehicles. So this to my mind leaves two options:
-he was on a legal e-bike, which legally isn't a motorised vehicle if the power assist stops at 18 mph, in which case he can't be charged
-he was on an illegal e-bike, modified so that the power assist doesn't stop at 18mph, in which case he can be charged
In any case, the usual Alliston comparisons have been widely made, and Matt Briggs has stepped up his witch hunt. Time for a proposal for a "dangerous walking" law to match the Briggs campaign for a 'dangerous cycling' law.
This. Absolutely this.
I get what you're saying, but you realise that will lead to jaywalking laws: don't cross any road except on a marked crossing, etc... Isn't that what we don't want to happen?
This. Absolutely this.
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I get what you're saying, but you realise that will lead to jaywalking laws: don't cross any road except on a marked crossing, etc... Isn't that what we don't want to happen?
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Possibly not, but if I get knocked down by a pedestrian who isn't looking where they are going again, and injured as a result, I want them to be held to the same standards as if I'd knocked them down. Seems fair to me.
Here's the Sun link :https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7136632/cctv-video-dalston-hit-run-bike-cr...
I imagine the bloke could explain his way out of leaving the scene - a head injury, confusion and an angry mob of people made him fear for his life, so he legged it and dropped his bike when he thought he was being chased etc. Also, he contacted the police himself at around 11pm, so that would likely count in his favour.
Christ the reporting in the Sun article is infuriating (not that I expected anything else) whilst reporting she was 'running into the road' 'while the lights were gree' it then uses the usual shite like 'hurtled into her', 'hit and run cyclist' etc.etc. Grrr!
This, just this.
Even most of the comments support the cyclist, shockingly.
It says he had cuts to his head, so he could well have been in sock, and people do stupid things in shock. It's interesting the Sun has one comment on how he was injured and then uses other comments from bysanders to make is sound like he ran off "He didn't even stop".. Appart from the time he was on the floor bleeding.
Doesn't matter. In these circumstances, and with the so-called "safety review" looming, the powers that be can't just let him get away with it... "Oh, won't someone think of the daft pensioners...?"
...oh, I see others have already noticed that.
Teach me for not reading to the bottom of the comments, I guess...
Hang on - charged with Failure to Stop?
Uh, that means they are explicitly treating it as a motor vehicle - due to the wording of the act, cyclists have no requirement to stop . Road Traffic Act 1988, section 170.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/170
Interestingly, Invalid Carriages, even when mechanically propelled*, never have to stop..
*mechanically propelled does not mean that there is a mechanical component to the propulsion. It means that the motive force comes from a non-human or non-animal source. E-bikes that are legal do not qualify, as you must pedal to get power.
"The incident comes at a time when the issue of collisions between cyclists and pedestrians is in the spotlight"
Is it not collisions between cycles and pedestrians, as in "a cyclist was killed after a collision with a CAR"
The answer to the question raised earlier asking how many people are killed on the road each day by motor traffic is 5, almost 1800 people each year which should put incidents such as this, however bad for those involved, into perspective.
What is this "perspective" thing of which you talk? Doesn't apply to cyclists, only drivers.
This will be reported as an evil cyclist riding a dangerous illegal bike and a totally innocent pedestrian cruelly cut down in the prime of life; just like all the ones killed by drivers aren't. And it will be reported 24/7 for the next week at least; just like the ones killed by drivers aren't.
Can he get a fair trial now?
His picture was widely shared. The Met say we shouldn't post helmet cam footage as it could compromise proscecutions.
If he can still get a fair trial then surely we can post footage freely.
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