At 9.45am today (21 September) a mature pedestrian was knocked to the ground on the busiest stretch of Brixton Road by a man riding a Lime bike on the pavement.
A doctor and a member of staff from a local shop both sat with the stunned victim, who hit her head on the ground as she fell, urging her not to move until paramedics had checked her over.
The thoughtful helpers borrowed a silver blanket from staff in Brixton Tube station. An ambulance finally arrived more than an hour later and checked with the victim that she had remained fully conscious after the incident and was able to stand.
She was helped on to the ambulance and driven to hospital for a full examination.
According to a witness the cyclist, who looked “unhoused”, stopped for long enough to establish the victim was breathing and then made off on the bike.
Hope she was unijured. A head hitting a pavement can be incredibly serious if not fatal.
Meanwhile no Londoner will be surprised that this has happened. So many selfish idiots flying around on bikes/scooters on pavements.