Pedestrian killed outside Lambeth Town Hall, helicopter in attendance

[story]

... and sirens are playing.

Anyone know what's happened? Hope it's an exercise and not an injury.

It's landed on that patch of green at the bottom of St Matthew's Road. (Someone told me that's our local plague pit... True?)

Hope it's something to do with yesterday's anniversary and nothing serious.

 

[Fingers]

Someone has been run over by the town hall so I hear

 

[story]

Oh lordy...

I was about to say "hope it's not too serious", but it must be if the air ambulance has been in attendance.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Presumably the town hall is quite large and solidly built? Oh dear.

 

[Yetman]

Someone has been run over by the town hall so I hear

Thats bound to hurt

 

[Planty]

Just flown off..

 

[Rushy]

 

[xsunnysuex]

Just got back from Brixton. The word from the many many bystanders is that a child has been killed running for the bus. Their was a tarpaulin covering a body in the road. Really really sad to see.

 

[story]

 

[TruXta]

Oh fuck... I walked past a half hour ago, but didn't stop to investigate.

 

[editor]

Pedestrian knocked down outside Lambeth Town Hall dies

A pedestrian has been knocked down and died outside Lambeth Town Hall moments ago, according to witnesses.

Ambulances and the fire brigade were at the scene in Acre Lane, in Brixton, which is currently closed for traffic.

According to witnesses paramedics tried to resusciteate the man, but he died at the scene.

http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/...trian_knocked_down_outside_Lambeth_Town_Hall/

(Thread title edited for accuracy)

 

[xsunnysuex]

They were definately talking about a child while I was there. Strange how the stories differ from the truth. I even overheard a lady telling someone she was on the bus and saw the child get hit. Very strange. Either way, it's very sad and my thoughts are with the family involved.

 

[gabi]

Presumably the town hall is quite large and solidly built? Oh dear.

jesus

 

[Maurice Picarda]

jesus

The thread title was changed later on, after the facts were established.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Two children killed by buses in the space of a week

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

... and sirens are playing.

Anyone know what's happened? Hope it's an exercise and not an injury.

It's landed on that patch of green at the bottom of St Matthew's Road. (Someone told me that's our local plague pit... True?)

Hope it's something to do with yesterday's anniversary and nothing serious.

Air Ambulance always mean: pretty fucked :/

re: local plague pit, err, not sure, but I remember going to party/ies in the underground whatever that used to be there

 

[co-op]

Says it was a cyclist here

http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/...after_getting_trapped_under_lorry_in_Brixton/

 

[editor]

It's being reported that the victim was a man in his thirties.

 

[story]

And says he was trapped under a lorry. Awful; horrible.



Incident happened at 9:30, according to that link you posted, editor, and I posted the thread at 9:43. That's a quick response.

 

[ats]

According to the update in the following story, it was a cyclist who was killed:

http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/...after_getting_trapped_under_lorry_in_Brixton/

 

[T & P]

Sad and horrible . I hope the poor chap was killed instantly.

 

[OpalFruit]

The helicopter tried to land in Central Square.
The downdraft blew down two sides of the hoardings the builders have around Raleigh Hall. A huge length of heavy 8' high barrier crashed down on the pavement and the path to the Library. Lucky there wasn't another tragedy. They put it back the same as it was. Steer well clear.

 

[co-op]

Another cyclist killed today in south London

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5169

Another lorry. I'm sure we'll be getting all the usual stuff about how it isn't the lorry drivers fault because of his "blind spot".

 

[editor]

Another cyclist killed today in south London

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5169

Another lorry. I'm sure we'll be getting all the usual stuff about how it isn't the lorry drivers fault because of his "blind spot".

Just 20 years old too

 

[story]

Someone told me there was another accident this evening in Brixton? About 5-ish.

 

[T & P]

Another cyclist killed today in south London

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5169

Another lorry. I'm sure we'll be getting all the usual stuff about how it isn't the lorry drivers fault because of his "blind spot".

Without knowing the facts I wouldn't want to speculate on anything tbh- and that includes suggesting the the dead person couldn't possibly be to blame as well.

 

[Pickman's model]

Another cyclist killed today in south London

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/5169

Another lorry. I'm sure we'll be getting all the usual stuff about how it isn't the lorry drivers fault because of his "blind spot".

i'd have hoped that by now lorries' blind spots would be better known to cyclists and they wouldn't so frequently seek them out.

but the london transport posters suggest not.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

We urgently need more kerbed-in cycle lanes and off-road cycle lanes in London and other busy cities - like this:

Not only is it safer, but it benefits motorised traffic by getting bikes out of the way - which is especially useful for buses, the drivers of which often get frustrated by cyclists sharing the bus lanes and delaying them. Sadly, I don't expect anyone to be investing much soon. How many more cyclists have to die needlessly?

 

[Crispy]

Not sure there's space for that sort of thing on Brixton high street

 

[Pickman's model]

Not sure there's space for that sort of thing on Brixton high street

be better than blocking the bloody thing off while someone's body's scraped off the road.