2022-09-20 Rider down, Broad Lane / Wakefield Road, Tottenham

A very bad incident in Tottenham where it is not known what exactly happened. There is, of course, an obvious suspicion, but best not to speculate until it is confirmed. With head injuries that required surgery, it is still very worrying to think about the victim's future or if he will survive.

The police witness appeal:

DC Sam Rivers from the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “I really need help from the public to understand exactly what happened.

“We are particularly keen to hear from the driver of a red coloured hatchback that turned right out of Wakefield Road as the driver may have information that could assist our investigation.

“Similarly, if anyone else witnessed this incident or has footage we really need to hear from you as soon as possible.”

If you have information please call 0208 597 4874 or Tweet @MetCC quoting 7483/20Sep.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/t­ottenham-walthamstow-kings-cross-cyclist­-e-bike-driver-police-crime-london-b1030­979.html

Hope there's someone here who can help.

An update, sadly without apparent improvement:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/t­ottenham-walthamstow-kings-cross-cyclist­-e-bike-driver-police-crime-london-b1030­979.html

Still appealing for witnesses.

Oddly, both of the articles I linked to above seem to have been taken down. I wonder why? Here's the direct link to the police release instead:

https://news.met.police.uk/news/appeal-a­fter-e-bike-rider-seriously-injured-in-c­ollision-in-tottenham-454893

Another update. This does not look good, and the driver who seems to have been involved has not come forward. They only have a very bad picture of the car.

Detective Sam Rivers, the investigating officer from the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said:“It has now been 11 weeks since the collision took place and the e-bicycle rider remains in hospital with significant injuries. We are still trying to ascertain exactly what happened and we are continuing to appeal to the public for information.

“We are particularly keen to hear from the driver of a red-coloured hatchback and we have now released an image of that vehicle. I know the quality is not the best, but it should be enough to prompt the driver to come forward.

"They turned right out of Wakefield Road shortly before 21:34hrs on Tuesday, 20 September and we believe they may have witnessed the collision.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/e­-bike-crash-broad-lane-haringey-audi-col­lision-hospital-met-police-appeal-b10463­78.html