London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

Sorry to bring the bad news but this morning I saw there was an incident with a HGV on Notting Hill Gate, I could see a multicoloured lo pro with white bull horns crushed leaning against the railings.
I spoke to the traffic cop who told me a girl was trapped under the HGV but there was no fatality. I hope who ever it was is ok, I dont know anyone with that bike but more than likely someone here knows who it is. Ride safe everyone.

Christ, sounds bad.

Best wishes to whoever was involved.

Where was it?

*Notting Hill Gate

Awful news, I hope she is OK too.

Scary mary, I truly hope it's no-one we know (which is terrible I know).

Hope they're OK.

Hope she's OK. Ride safe all.

Hope it's not too serious, best wishes and love to all. Stay safe and stay on the right side of HGV's......literally.

Ghastly. Really ghastly. Hope she is ok.

oh thats a crap junction. hope she is ok

nasty.

Hope she's very flaming lucky and somehow got stuck under but unscathed.

Ouch. Best wishes to her.

Yeah, I'm praying she managed to get her clothes trapped or something but that she's totally fine.

Who ever she is, best wishes!!

Ouchy, sounds nasty. Hopefully it's just the bike and she managed to superman off in time...

:-(

thanks Hael. bad news indeed.

hael, was this at a junction? Were there railings where the collision occurred?

Was she still trapped under it when you were there?

This must be a personal injury collision given the description of the bike. Let's hope it's not too serious! Terrible.

Oliver, is there any way you can get more information through the LCC?

Damn!
Lucky to be alive I guess...
Ride Safe everyone

Oh shit.

Hi - for immediate information we rely on guys on the street like you. In the worst cases we get a brief description a week or so after the crash.
- charlie

Not at this stage, too early, but our HGV group will take an interest. Members attend inquests for fatalities, and sometimes injured riders get in touch themselves. She may well come through here, too. I just hope she's OK and it was less serious than it looked, but it's unlikely, sorry to say.

^^ And what Charlie said.

Cheers Charlie and Oliver.

Shit, hope she is Ok.

It was further up at the crossing just past the Gate cinema, theres an Island that has railings around it and lights at either side, I am not sure if the person was crossing the road at that crossing or was clipped by the HGV. it was a straight part of the road but there are a few road works and it narrows to one lane.

Thanks, hael. No doubt we'll hear more soon.

speedy recovered to the girl involved. sounds horrific.

Hope she's ok.

Echo everyone else - hope she's OK.

My boss's wife called him yesterday (very shaken) to say she'd seen the incident and that there was a female cyclist trapped under a lorry. I was assuming the worst. Really glad to hear that she made it out alive.

sadly, this was my girlfriend Eilidh, she was riding the bike she loved on the route she takes to work everyday. she died in hospital yesterday. words cannot express how much i loved that girl. cycle safely.
giles

no, man!!!
so sad to hear this.

So sad...
velcro - my thoughts are with you, family, and her friends today.

Holy sh1t that's awful. My deepest sympathies to you & her family.

My condolences Velcro, such tragic news.

Giles

I am so sorry for your loss. i truely am. i couldn't think of anything worse than to lose a loved one, when they are doing something they loved.

Our thoughts and feelings are with you friend

Pip

Deepest sympaties velcro. Really sorry to hear that news.

I'm sure the whole of the forum wishes you well through this bad time.

Thoughts with you velcro. That's terrible.

my sincere condolences, i really don't know what i would do without my loved ones.
if there's anything i can do as a fellow cyclist/ forum member just say.

Really sorry dude.

I'm so sorry to hear that velcro.

I couldn't imagine how hard it would be to loose a loved one in that way.

My deepest sympathies.

Deepest condolences.

So sorry to hear that, cannot begin to imagine how it must feel. All the best to you and to her family.

May she rest in peace.

I can't really add to what's been said above, other than that I'll raise a glass to Eilidh tonight.

Deepest sympathies to you and Eilidh's family, sad news
ride safe

fuck, so sorry to hear that

Sad news, Velcro - my condolences.

Velcro, I cannot imagine how you are feeling. My thoughts are with you today, maybe VB can delete this thread once everyone has left there condolences.

Velcro - My deepest sympathies are with you at this time.
Keep up the strength!
Peace and Love,
Tim
Paul-Michel - I hope you feel guilty. When I first joined this forum everyone seemed to be having a go at eachother all the time and it put me off. After I went on the docklands ride my faith was restored and I thought what a good thing this is and the people on it - witness the great vibes on the tweed ride for example. Please be well behaved people as sometimes jokes aren't funny especially when something like this happens...
Peace and Love to One and All !

Big hug Velcro.