Cyclist killed by lorry at Oval Tube named as Catriona Cockburn
City director from Clapham was an experienced cyclist due to take part in a stage of the Tour de France
1 July 2009
THIS is the first picture of the City director who became the latest cyclist to die in London after colliding with a lorry.
Catriona Cockburn, 39, was killed after falling under the wheels of an HGV at Oval Tube station during Monday rush hour.
The experienced cyclist from Clapham had been due to take part in the Etape du Tour this month, an event where amateur riders follow a 107-mile stage of the Tour de France.
Workers at public relations firm Citigate Dewe Rogerson have been paying tribute to their former colleague.
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A message on the firm’s website said: “She was a highly professional and dedicated colleague who will be missed enormously by all of her friends at CDR as well as her clients.
"She was a highly professional and dedicated colleague who will be missed enormously by all of her friends at CDR as well as her clients"
“Our thoughts are particularly with Catriona's husband and her mother.”
Her husband, Anish Patel, was too distressed to speak.
The driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Catriona is the seventh cyclist to be killed in a collision with a lorry in five months - six of whom have been women.
Bill Chidley, a bike safety campaigner who runs the movingtargetzine.com website, said: “It’s worth noting in most years since 1999 no more than nine London cyclists have been killed by collisions with lorries.
“Unless we are very careful, it seems clear that at least another three people will die under the wheels of a lorry before the end of 2009. This would make 2009 the worst year for a long time.”
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