She spoke of the ordeal
Nottingham MP Lilian Greenwood has spoken of her ordeal after she was hit by a van while cycling in London. The incident happened when the Labour MP for Nottingham South was cycling from Westminster to St Pancras Station to head back home to Nottingham at around 5.30pm on Thursday, February 9.
"Luckily I was able to get up and walk to the pavement. People who saw the crash immediately came over to help and were incredibly kind."The police arrived a little while later and took statements from me, the driver and witnesses." At the time Ms Greenwood was wearing her helmet and hi visibility clothing, and she has since gone to have her injuries assessed.
"But even if you take every precaution, as I did - have a well-maintained bike, have good lights, wear hi-viz and obey the rules of the road, you’re still vulnerable to dangerous drivers. We need to make our roads safer so that more people feel able to cycle. She continued: "It’s dangerous and it needs to stop. Of course cyclists need to ride safely and follow the law too, but cyclists and pedestrians are always going to come off worst in a collision with a motor vehicle and too many people are still killed and seriously injured on UK roads."
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