MP knocked off her bike cycling to her London home says she was ‘lucky’ to walk away

Lilian Greenwood
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Robert Dex @RobDexES9 February 2023

A cycling MP said she was lucky to be only left with “a sore knee, bumps, bruises and torn tights” after she was knocked off her bike by a driver.

Labour deputy chief whip Lilian Greenwood said she was cycling home to the St Pancras area of London when she was hit by a driver making an “illegal turn”.

Posting a picture of her ruined bike on Twitter, she said she was “very grateful to the pedestrians who came to help, called the Police and looked after me until they were sure I was ok”.

The MP for Nottingham South said the police were “brilliant”, adding: “Feeling very lucky to have walked away with a sore knee, bumps, bruises and torn tights.

“Hoping it isn’t going to stop me riding a bike but it has frightened me. Any advice on getting back in the saddle gratefully received. Not that my bike it going to be rideable again any time soon!”

First elected in 2010, Ms Greenwood is a former official for the trade union UNISON and previously served as Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.

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