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7th December 2011

Sixteenth cyclist death in London

Collision between cycle and lorry

A former art student and charity volunteer became the sixteenth cyclist to be killed on London’s roads so far this year.

The accident occurred on the 4th December at the junction of Tower Bridge Road and Abbey Street, a recognised accident black spot for cyclists.

Eleanor Carey’s bicycle collided with a lorry leaving her with severe head injuries. Two ambulance crews were called to the scene, but Ms Carey had sadly died by the time they arrived.

Cyclists are among the most vulnerable road users

Campaigners are now calling for an improvement in London’s road safety, with a change to the way road design is managed.

Spokesman for the London Cycling Campaign, Mike Cavenett, said: "Tower Bridge Road is a busy road. When you ask people to share space with fast-moving vehicles this is what happens. The question is why are there so many cycling casualties full-stop. Sweden has a zero-fatality policy, this is where London should be heading. The number of deaths is unacceptable."

Henrietta Phillips, a solicitor at Thompsons Solicitors’ Serious Injuries Unit said: “Cyclists are among the most vulnerable road users, and every fatality is one too many. This accident highlights the need for improved road safety in key locations where there are a high number of accidents.”

Cycle Accident Compensation Claim Advice

At Thompsons Solicitors, we are experienced in dealing with cycle accident personal injury compensation claims and also have specialist teams of solicitors based across our network of offices throughout the UK who are experts in dealing with claims for serious injuries.

Our personal injury solicitors and lawyers will always be happy to review your cycle accident personal injury claim on a cost free basis and will always speak to you in plain English.  If you have a cycle accident personal injury claim which we think we can help you with, we will be able to deal with it on a cost-free basis to you as all of our fees will be recovered from the person's insurers responsible for the cycle accident.

You can contact us to discuss your cycle accident compensation claim in more detail by calling 08000 224 224 or by completing one of our online personal injury compensation claim forms.

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