Rider, Hubber Flemish Lion, down in Northcliff

[Long Wheel Base]

Just seen this.

https://er24.info/northcliff-man-knocked-off-bicycle-left-critical/

 

Anyone got more info?

A man, believed to be in his 40s, was left critically injured this morning when he was knocked off his mountain bike at the Zulu and De Wet Road intersection in Northcliff, Johannesburg.

ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and found a bakkie parked in the middle of the intersection. The body of a man in his 40s was found lying in front of the bakkie.

Paramedics immediately assessed the man and found that he had sustained numerous serious injuries which left him in a critical condition.

Treatment and advanced life support interventions were immediately initiated, in an effort to stabilize the patient. Once treated, the man was transported to a private hospital in Johannesburg for urgent treatment.

The driver of the bakkie, fortunately, escaped injury.

Local authorities were on the scene to investigate the exact cause of the collision.

[Bateleur1]

Not good.  Hope he pulls through.

[bikebloke]

you have to love the bias of our press reporting in SA.

 

"The driver of the bakkie, fortunately, escaped injury."

 

oh well if the vehicle drivers ok thats a win i suppose .......FAAARK SAKE

[Patchelicious]

NO NO NO!!!

[eddy]

If it is where I think it is, it is a very high speed descent off the hill with all the priority to the vehicle coming down, ie the cyclist. I can only suppose that the bakkie came through the stop street.

[Bateleur1]

Should I say it? .... At least the driver did not run away.  As if that is gonna help the cyclist.

[V12man]

If it is where I think it is, it is a very high speed descent off the hill with all the priority to the vehicle coming down, ie the cyclist. I can only suppose that the bakkie came through the stop street.

Yup - thats a strava segment....

[Danger Dassie]

Might be a relatively well known regular rider in the area, truly hope not 

[Ryan]

Might be a relatively well known regular rider in the area, truly hope not 

 

Pretty well known...

 

He is in ICU, in a bad way, but alive.

[Patchelicious]

Pretty well known...

 

He is in ICU, in a bad way, but alive.

Who is it dude, I haven’t seen anything on the local cycling chat groups.

[V12man]

 

 

, but alive.

Thats good - hope it stays that way.

[Andrew Steer]

A block from my house... and I wonder why I'm reluctant to take my roadie out and do some sessions

 

Hope the rider pulls through, that's a super fast descent, if he was at full tilt could easily have been going 60 and cars just don't expect that, or respect that... 

 

Strongs to the rider 

[Cotic]

He is in our thoughts and prayers.

Please keep us all in the loop.

Praying he makes a full recovery

[Edition 507]

Yup - thats a strava segment....

That is a sh*t fast descent with dangerous cross roads. Huge risk to go down it fast.

Might be a relatively well known regular rider in the area, truly hope not 

Very well know hubber from the area 

[Ryan]

Who is it dude, I haven’t seen anything on the local cycling chat groups.

Tilj van der Winkel. Jo’s husband. He has a few ops ahead of him and he is badly knocked around but he will be ok by the sounds of things.

[V12man]

That is a sh*t fast descent with dangerous cross roads. Huge risk to go down it fast.

Yup.- I know - got a few seconds to take off to be the Kom...

 

Only a couple but I will need to ride my road bike to have the gearing.

 

But I really don't like the intersections - lots of potential for a big smash.