Bank junction brought to standstill by cycle protest

Hundreds of protesters brought Bank junction to a standstill this morning, as they gathered in a flash protest to highlight cycle safety. 

 

The protest, organised by the London Cycling Campaign, had been called at short notice following the death of 26-year-old PwC employee Ying Tao, who was killed in an accident involving a tipper truck at Bank on Monday. 

 

She was the eighth cyclist to die so far this year, and the seventh to be killed in a collision involving a lorry. 

 

Cyclists met at Bank just before 8:30am. Many of them laid flowers, and a moment's silence was observed. 

 

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