Not a nice way to start the week. I say person because I couldn't say for sure it was a rider. But the signs were not good.

At about a quarter to nine this morning I passed oval station northbound on the A3 and the whole area turning left toward the oval itself was cordoned off. Several police vehicles, fire brigade wagons and ambulances were in attendance. A Thames Materials (maybe?) aggregate lorry was stopped halfway around the turn and a blue tent had been erected fully obscuring the nearside of the vehicle. As I said, not good. I hope to high heaven that whoever was involved makes it through, and I wonder how on earth these terrible indcidents can be reduced.