Campaign group Stop Killing Cyclists (SKC) is coordinating a commemorative vigil next Monday at 6pm for the cyclist killed in a collision with a lorry in London yesterday afternoon.
The victim, Akis Kollaros, was a 34-year old from Dalston. He has been confirmed to have been a member of the London Dynamo cycling club who worked as a sound engineer and music producer, according to Hackney Hive.
Mr Kollaros died after a collision with a tipper truck at the junction of Homerton High Street and Mcintosh Lane, Hackney shortly before 4:20pm on February 2.
The driver of the truck stopped at the scene and assisted police with their enquiries. He was not arrested.
Announcing the vigil on Facebook late last night, an SKC spokesperson said:
Following the very sad news of the death of a cyclist today at Homerton High Street, near the Fire Station, London E9, there will be a Vigil and Die-In at this spot next Monday 9th February, meeting from 6pm for Die-In and Vigil at 6.30pm.
We ask as many of you as possible to attend and to remember our fellow cyclist as well as highlighting for the second time in just two weeks, the need for space and decent infrastructure for cyclists.
Please would you share this post as much as possible. We will be contacting local and national media, local politicians and liaising with other cycle groups.
If anyone knew the victim and would like to take part in the vigil, you would be very welcome. But we also respect the privacy of family and friends if they do not wish to take part.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for information about the collision.
Police are urging witnesses and anyone with information to call police on 0208-543-5157 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111.

























9 thoughts on “Vigil and die-in for London’s latest cyclist fatality next Monday”
It’d be much better to wait
It’d be much better to wait until a victim has been officially named before releasing enough info for people to work out exactly who it is. This really is not how his friends, club mates, or, God forbid, family should find out.
Totally agree
RIP brother
Totally agree
RIP brother
Yet another heavy
Yet another heavy construction vehicle…
I’ll be there.
I’ll be there.
Will be at the vigil.
Will be at the vigil.
I read road cc most days but
I read road cc most days but I’m relieved that today I heard this news via my Dynamo club mates today rather than reading ‘speculation’ in a sub head line here, despite it being reported elsewhere. Like many of us, I’ll be at the vigil.
Damn. Have raced with Akis a
Damn. Have raced with Akis a number of times in the past. Terrible news. 🙁
RIP
RIP
God bless you lad…
God bless you lad…