Cyclist killed in collision on London Bridge

Latest version of this tragic tangle of events seems to be cyclist heading one way, hit/clipped central reservation, why we know not, crossed same and was hit by car going t'other way.

Let's hope a clear statement of fact (and at that time of day there should be plenty of CCTV on buses and buildings to provide the unambiguous record of what happened) before we all start hypothesising on what happened.

Southbound on to London Bridge has a very tangled traffic flow - 2 lanes with poor discipline coming down from Liverpool Street or 1.5 lanes from Tower Bridge for main flows where some may be heading towards the Bank and Cannon Street, many cut over on the corner turning on to the bridge. Southbound the traffic island and turn-down to Upper Thames Street, create a messy cross-lane movement by buses at the approach to the traffic signals 3 narrow lanes 2 right 1 left turning.

Mention of the defibrillator at Monument Station has prompted me to check out the locations for defibrillators at stations and other public places I pass through, so that if the need arises I can rapidly get the nearest unit to a patient requiring one on the street.

in Holland, mistakes don't result in loss of breathing privileges... the infrastructure allows a mistake to have a reasonable safe outcome not an encounter with a fast moving squishing machine...

Another terrible tragedy.
But, again, the Daily Mail headline here clearly infers that the death was caused by a collision. With what?
The only information provided is that the one witness saw "the cyclist go down in the road and then he was hit by a nearby car."

What did the other witnesses see?

I'm collecting these as it's a fairly feeble attempt at presenting fact.

So very sad ... gone in seconds and all it takes is a simple mistake, a slip, a pothole, a second's loss of concentration and if you go down in heavy town traffic, your chances are not good ... fit as you are and careful as you may have been. But a massive, massive up for all the people who kindly stopped and gave their time to help. A tragic outcome for all, but it is immensely reassuring to know that the streets are still alive with people who actually do care for and about others and are willing to lend a hand. Huge respect to all involved, with deeply felt sadness for the loss suffered by the poor cyclist's family and friends.

My condolences to his family.

The article clearly says near Monument which from Liverpool street station is the worst stretch of road in London. There are potholes and craters and huge bumps from years of construction and neglect. The road only smooths out about 25 yards onto London Bridge.

There are no potholes on London Bridge as far as I can recall...

Purely going on the above it sounds like he may have had a heart attack whilst on the bike if members of the public have gone to a nearby tube station, possibly to get a defib for him and the Dr doing cpr ?

Regardless though its very sad and i hope he didn't suffer.

EDIT: read it again and it mentions the defib, sorry.

Quote:

One eyewitness told a reporter from Express Online at the scene that he “saw the cyclist go down in the road and then he was hit by a nearby car.”

Did the bike slip from under them or did they hit a pothole then?

Terrible news either way.

RIP