Rebecca Goosen
Rebecca Goosen
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Age: 29
Location:
Clerkenwell Rd and Goswell Rd
Clerkenwell, London
United Kingdom
Rebecca Goosen was crushed to death by a 32-tonne cement mixer when turning left into Goswell Road from Old Street. She was an architect on her morning commute, and was just half a mile from her office. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.
This junction is known to be dangerous and has seen several cyclist fatalities in the past few years. Cyclist Harriet Tory was killed by a left turning lorry at the junction of Clerkenwell Road and St John Street on November 18, 2005.
Rebecca was the second of two female cyclists to be killed by lorries within 24 hours of each other. Meryem Ozekman, 37, a fitness instructor from Southwark, was killed the day before at the Elephant and Castle roundabout.
Rebecca Goosen
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Age: 29
Location:
Clerkenwell Rd and Goswell Rd
Clerkenwell, London
United Kingdom
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Age: 29
Location:
Clerkenwell Rd and Goswell Rd
Clerkenwell, London
United Kingdom
Rebecca Goosen was crushed to death by a 32-tonne cement mixer when turning left into Goswell Road from Old Street. She was an architect on her morning commute, and was just half a mile from her office. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.
This junction is known to be dangerous and has seen several cyclist fatalities in the past few years. Cyclist Harriet Tory was killed by a left turning lorry at the junction of Clerkenwell Road and St John Street on November 18, 2005.
Rebecca was the second of two female cyclists to be killed by lorries within 24 hours of each other. Meryem Ozekman, 37, a fitness instructor from Southwark, was killed the day before at the Elephant and Castle roundabout.