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London cyclist waits at traffic lights ahead of HGV

Why have deaths and serious injuries in collisions involving HGVs being driven in London halved since 2019?

The number of people walking, cycling or motorcycling who were killed or seriously injured in a collision with an HGV driver in London has fallen from an average of 71 people per year to 35 since last decade — why?

Turn onto College Road, Castleknock, Co. Dublin

“They want you to cycle, but roads have to be safe”: Cyclist killed by lorry driver in crash so horrifying it took ten days to identify his body – but council says junction is “safe for all road users”

“He did everything by the book. He was lit up like a Christmas tree. But if the roads aren’t fit for purpose and the infrastructure isn’t fit for purpose, look what’s happening,” says the cyclist’s family

Teenage cyclist killed by concrete mixer driver in New Zealand due to “vehicle-centric” roadworks blocking cycle lane, coroner finds

19-year-old Fyfa Dawson was killed after being forced to ride on the pavement, which contained a complete blind spot for HGV drivers, after the dedicated bike lane was blocked by cones

Leicester cyclist “nearly killed” by HGV driver left frustrated by police response

Cyclist frustrated by police inaction after being “nearly killed” by lorry driver, as rider told he was in “blind spot” and driver in company vehicle can’t be traced

Cyclist told to use cycle lane next time as police question if rider was in blind spot, despite riding in middle of lane and force admitting he was wearing hi-vis and had lights

“There’s safety in numbers”: Parents of cyclist killed by lorry driver call for “more people to get on bikes” and safer infrastructure, branding crash junction “an accident waiting to happen”

Emma Burke Newman’s parents have urged motorists to pay more attention to vulnerable road users, including by staying clear of bike boxes, after a HGV driver was given 100 hours of community work for the cyclist’s death

HGV driver given community sentence for running over and killing 22-year-old cyclist waiting at red light

Emma Burke Newman was a student in Glasgow, who was dragged for more than 50 metres after the lorry driver crossed a cycle space line and didn’t see her

HGV on the A148 near Bale (CC BY-SA 2.0/ David Dixon)

“In her name hundreds of lives will be saved”: Cyclist safety cited as campaigner celebrates law change on lorry design

Kate Cairns' sister was killed in a collision involving an HGV being driven in London in 2009

HGV driver assisting police with enquiries as 13-year-old boy cycling to school tragically killed in collision

The teenager suffered multiple injuries and was confirmed dead at the scene

Dame Sarah Storey via South Yorkshire Police

Dame Sarah Storey slams drivers who turn “a blind eye to yet another death”, asks for progress after three HGV crashes with cyclists in a day — two of them fatal

The British Paralympian and Greater Manchester’s active travel commissioner said that she felt “sick” after a cyclist died on road she frequently uses, and that “deterrents to dangerous and anti-social behaviour in a vehicle are clearly not severe enough”

Cyclist on road next to a lorry (image: British Cycling)

Conservative MP dismisses cyclist safety concerns over longer lorries on UK roads, claims it is “good for road safety”

The North West Durham MP visited a Greggs HQ to see the HGVs in action, as campaigners raise concerns that the move could cost lives of cyclists and pedestrians