Cyclist hit at notorious accident hotspot sparks fresh calls for yellow box

A collision at a notorious accident hotspot has sparked fresh calls from a local resident for Lambeth Council to install a yellow box at the busy junction.

The latest incident happened at 7.22pm on Friday (04/10/2024) and saw main road Greyhound Lane, Streatham closed for over six hours after a cyclist was knocked off his bike – reopening at 1.30am on Saturday.

CCTV and onboard footage from the vehicle involved, shows the unidentified man in his 50s, cycling on the road approaching the junction and collision that followed with him ending up face down on the road.

The bike was hit at low speed by a white Tesla, driven by a man that was cautiously emerging out of the junction.

Due to heavy congestion cyclists are filtering, and at peak times the visibility at junction with Tankerville Road is poor resulting in many accidents and near misses.

Images show several buses parked up that were forced to terminate services due to the road closure.

Local resident John Mulvey recalls being a witness on at least six occasions in the last five years and is urging the council to install a yellow box to improve road safety.

Speaking today Mr Mulvey, 58 said: “Usually its high sided trucks and vans obscuring the view of vehicle pulling out and cyclist riding down.

“Traffic has got worse in the last year due to trial of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN) in Streatham Wells.

“The council needs to install a yellow box to improve visibility and road safety at this junction.”

Councillor Scott Ainslie, Leader of Green Group on Lambeth Council said: “Whilst I am glad to hear that the cyclist does not have life threatening injuries, I remain concerned for the injuries it will have caused and my heart goes out to him and his loved ones. I hope that he makes a full recovery.

“Greyhound Lane is heavily congested at peak times and there have been far too many collisions on this road. For many years, we have been calling for Lambeth to invest in improving walking, wheeling, and cycling routes in the south of the borough to ensure greater safety and priority for active travellers.

“Today, I have asked the strategic director for transport to investigate what safety improvements could be made at this junction and I should hope to hear back within ten working days.”

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called to Greyhound Lane, SW16 at 19.43hrs on Friday, 4 October to reports of a collision involving a bicycle and a car.

“Officers attended along with paramedics from London Ambulance Service.

“The bike rider, a man in his 50s, was found injured. He was taken to hospital. His condition has been assessed as non-life-threatening.

“The driver of the car stopped at the scene and is helping police with their inquiries.”

In a separate incident on Charlmont Road in Tooting at around 1am on Saturday, also involving a cyclist and a white Tesla, a 30-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Evening Standard reported that the impact was severe enough to bend the street sign at a sharp angle over the crumpled bonnet of the car.

The bike, wedged between the vehicle and the sign, appears to have borne the brunt of the collision.