jefmcg
Guru
Don't panic, she's going to be fine! @vickster came a cropper early yesterday evening. We'd been riding together, but it happened a little after we parted company, she called me and I rejoined her. She'll be able to give better details, but from what I overheard from her statement, she was cycling down CS7 approaching Clapham South. Her handlebar touched a wing mirror and she went down, hard. She seemed ok when I got to her, but a few minutes after her leg was swelling up pretty badly and I found a couple of chairs.
The driver, his wife and a witness were all there, and the police arrived shortly afterwards, followed by a paramedic and a little while later, an ambulance.
From texts I got from hospital, it looks like her leg is not broken, but she has an enormous haematoma (sounds better than "bruise"). She remembers hitting her head, so she's been advised that she should replace the helmet. She also hit her elbow, which I suspect will start hurting when she recovers enough to feel it.
Neither she, the driver or witness was entirely clear what happened: did she wobble into the mirror, or did the mirror set off the wobble? Fortunately, the only collision was the initial one, she only made contact with the road and her bike. Her bike looks undamaged. The driver was co-operative and friendly, and the police and ambulance did their jobs thoroughly and with a lot of care.
I'm sure she'll be on here a little later to update you with her status.
The driver, his wife and a witness were all there, and the police arrived shortly afterwards, followed by a paramedic and a little while later, an ambulance.
From texts I got from hospital, it looks like her leg is not broken, but she has an enormous haematoma (sounds better than "bruise"). She remembers hitting her head, so she's been advised that she should replace the helmet. She also hit her elbow, which I suspect will start hurting when she recovers enough to feel it.
Neither she, the driver or witness was entirely clear what happened: did she wobble into the mirror, or did the mirror set off the wobble? Fortunately, the only collision was the initial one, she only made contact with the road and her bike. Her bike looks undamaged. The driver was co-operative and friendly, and the police and ambulance did their jobs thoroughly and with a lot of care.
I'm sure she'll be on here a little later to update you with her status.
