Rider down, Chiswick High Road
el_presidente
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Just had my wife on the phone, she was first on the scene for a cyclist hit by a motorbike tonight about 7pm. Cyclist had a head injury with a lot of blood (no helmet) and what my wife thought was a broken leg, he was talking and mobile though (albeit not very coherently - trying to get up & walk home). Motorcyclist was OK although very shaken.
Very proud of my wife as she called 999 and was on the phone to the paramedics for 5 minutes until the ambulance arrived, taking instructions and looking after the casualty. A couple of other bystanders helped her out too but apparently some people were screaming. The whole thing sounds horrific - BE CAREFUL OUT THERE PEOPLE.
Very proud of my wife as she called 999 and was on the phone to the paramedics for 5 minutes until the ambulance arrived, taking instructions and looking after the casualty. A couple of other bystanders helped her out too but apparently some people were screaming. The whole thing sounds horrific - BE CAREFUL OUT THERE PEOPLE.
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That's a good'un. Not everyone can be calm and level-headed in such a situation.0
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saw a cyclist down this morning in Reading. Ambulance on scene withh the rider unconscious, no idea what went down.0
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Well done her. People like that can make all the difference.
Hope the rider turns out OK... Was it a moped or a big-ass bike? Speed some people go on motorbikes down CHR, I'm not overly surprised.0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:Well done her. People like that can make all the difference.
Hope the rider turns out OK... Was it a moped or a big-ass bike? Speed some people go on motorbikes down CHR, I'm not overly surprised.
I assume it was a big motorbike although my wife is not th most up to speed on that sort of thing.
My wife didn't see the actual crash, only the aftermath, but a witness told her the cyclist had run a red then froze in the middle of the junction when he realised he'd stuffed it up. No idea if that is true as it's a 3rd hand account, but the cycling I see everyday it wouldn't surprise me.<a>road</a>0 -
Which junction was it at?
CHR does seem do have some properly daft displays of cycling/driving/riding!
I hope everyone involved is ok - and, if the stories are true of the cyclist running the red, I hope the police take action against him. No-one deserves to get hurt, but you make your choice to jump a red light and you've gotta live with the consequences.0 -
Junction with Chiswick Lane i think<a>road</a>0
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You do see a lot of people going across that on red heading towards Chiswick - especially if the left filter arrow light is green. Seen a few near misses with bikes - and a couple of hits with cars.
Again, I hope everyone is not too badly hurt.0
